On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 11:12:26AM +0200, Erich Schubert wrote: > If we want to introduce a new init system into debian, we should prepare > a generic init framework (like many distributions already have in place) > that allows for
> - silent/verbose boot and output redirection > - fancy display of success/failure (for example with colors) - gettextized output support ? > - bootsplash and boot-icons integration > - needs, provides as in LSB suggested > - status reporting (which services are running?) > - disabling of services in a consistent way (some are disabled via > /etc/defaults/package, some expect you to edit the init.d script, > some suggest removing the links) > - hooks for other init systems (for example i'd like the apache init.d > script to be aware of my minit, and restart itself via minit) regards, guillem
