Josh Triplett <j...@joshtriplett.org> writes: > This thread started with the question of "is it a bug to not have > sysvinit support". And I think the answer, at this point, is "yes, but > depending on the level of additional code and maintenance required, it > might potentially be a wishlist bug". And there's a limit to how much > maintainers are expected to deal with every wishlist bug, versus passing > them upstream or seeking volunteers to help.
Yes, I agree with this. The only additional point that I would add is that while offering sysvinit support may not provide much according to objective measures of number of users or technical features, it provides a *lot* in terms of social cohesion of the project, making fellow developers feel valued, and continuing to help the project heal from some deep wounds. So yes, I agree that it's a wishlist bug, but if people have the time, I think it's work that's worth doing, assuming it's not ridiculously complicated for a particular package. -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
