Which init system for Debian?

Posted Nov 8, 2013 17:12 UTC (Fri) by intgr (subscriber, #39733)
In reply to: Which init system for Debian? by debacle
Parent article: Which init system for Debian?

> You are not obliged to sign any agreement to change it.

It's not as simple as "don't sign the agreement". Debian developers have two choices with Upstart:
1. Expect developers to sign Canonical's copyright assignment agreement and contribute changes back upstream.
2. Fork Upstart and commit to maintain the fork forever, including patches contributed by the community.

Neither sounds like a good resolution.