[shawnz]

You have it backwards: Devuan shoves sysvinit down your throat, whereas Debian is the one that supports alternatives

[cf100clunk]

Devuan does exactly what it says on the tin. If that suits you, use it, otherwise you are free to not use it. It follows that since nobody forces anyone to use Devuan, nothing is being shoved down throats.

[shawnz]

Yes, I was only copying the hyperbolic language of the parent commenter.