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by api 4252 days ago
> I use a dozen init systems, each for a different situation, and I'm interested in keeping it that way.

You might like that, but it makes life hell for developers who write and package any kind of daemon/service.
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digi_owl 4251 days ago
I keep seeing this, and i keep wondering why said developers are doing any packaging at all.

A binary and clear instructions on how it is launched from a command line should suffice for any competent admin.

He should then be able to fit it into the boot scheme of whatever system he is maintaining.

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e7620 4251 days ago
Absolutely not, only if they depend on systemd. If they follow UNIX conventions, they don't need to edit a single file. Writing a daemon init script was a solved problem decades ago, and that script will serve for every init system.
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api 4251 days ago
Nope. Some systemd distros do not support daemon init scripts done the old way.
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