Bruce Perens writes ("coming soon"):
> I am changing "init" in a few ways:
>
> 1. The "initrunlevel" file is moving to /etc from /var/log.
> Currently, init gets sick if /usr is unmounted. I may look
> at an alternative to using this file, so that it can better
> tolerate a read-only root.
/var/run, surely ?
> 3. /etc/rc[0-6].d will move to /etc/rc.d/rc[0-6].d to match the
> practice on other Linux systems. Symbolic links will provide
> compatibility with the old locations.
Is this really necessary ? Real SysV's do things the way we have
done.
> 4. The /etc/init.d/functions file will no longer be used.
Please make it exist and be empty so that existing programs don't
break. It should contain a comment saying that programs shouldn't use
it.
Ian.
