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Date:      Sun, 29 Nov 1998 19:16:40 -0500 (EST)
From:      "John S. Dyson" <dyson@iquest.net>
To:        grog@lemis.com (Greg Lehey)
Cc:        dyson@iquest.net, wes@softweyr.com, tlambert@primenet.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: System V init (was: Linux to be deployed in Mexican schools; Where was FreeBSD?)
Message-ID:  <199811300016.TAA01844@y.dyson.net>
In-Reply-To: <19981130080037.A423@freebie.lemis.com> from Greg Lehey at "Nov 30, 98 08:00:37 am"

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Greg Lehey said:
> >
> > Add additional packages, and see that BSD init ends up more
> > and more inadequate.
> 
> I still don't see why.  We have a method to run application startup
> and shutdown scripts already.  Could you be more specific?
>
Startup your network or database with init?

> 
> >>> SysV init has an established set of standards for usage of
> >>> startup/shutdown files.  It doesn't solve ALL problems, but moves
> >>> forward, other than just staying idle.
> >>
> >> Sure, but as I said, that's all a question of scripts.
> >
> > Also, it is all a question of C-code,
> 
> Where?
>
SYSV-like init are available .

> 
> > but a framework enables better organization.  However SYSV-init is
> > implemented, vendors do use it.
> 
> I suppose there's one point there.  But the only difference for
> installing under FreeBSD would be the name of the startup file.
> 
The more your system is nonstandard, the more it will be considered
to be nonstandard.

-- 
John                  | Never try to teach a pig to sing,
dyson@iquest.net      | it makes one look stupid
jdyson@nc.com         | and it irritates the pig.

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