From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Nov 29 16:16:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA21312 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Sun, 29 Nov 1998 16:16:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from iquest3.iquest.net (iquest3.iquest.net [209.43.20.203]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id QAA21304 for ; Sun, 29 Nov 1998 16:16:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from toor@y.dyson.net) Received: (qmail 20574 invoked from network); 30 Nov 1998 00:16:41 -0000 Received: from dyson.iquest.net (HELO y.dyson.net) (198.70.144.127) by iquest3.iquest.net with SMTP; 30 Nov 1998 00:16:41 -0000 Received: (from root@localhost) by y.dyson.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) id TAA01844; Sun, 29 Nov 1998 19:16:40 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199811300016.TAA01844@y.dyson.net> Subject: Re: System V init (was: Linux to be deployed in Mexican schools; Where was FreeBSD?) In-Reply-To: <19981130080037.A423@freebie.lemis.com> from Greg Lehey at "Nov 30, 98 08:00:37 am" To: grog@lemis.com (Greg Lehey) Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 19:16:40 -0500 (EST) Cc: dyson@iquest.net, wes@softweyr.com, tlambert@primenet.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG From: "John S. Dyson" Reply-To: dyson@iquest.net X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message