Bug#765803: Status of prompting / notification on upgrade for init system switch?

[Ian Jackson]

Bdale Garbee writes ("Bug#765803: Status of prompting / notification on upgrade for init system switch?"):
> Ian Jackson <ijackson at chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes:
> >  4. So, if an existing installation has its init system switched, as a
> >     result of upgrading or of installing packages, that is a bug
> >     (unless it is not possible to retain the existing init system).
> 
> > The caveat in (4) avoids prejudging the results of the coupling
> > question which is the subject of the GR process at the moment.
> 
> I don't think it does so sufficiently to allow me to be in favor of this
> resolution.

Can you suggest some weaker text which would help ?

> I agree that we did not intend there to be some spontaneous move to
> transition all existing sysvinit users to systemd.

That is what is happening and it is how many people are interpreting
the TC resolution.

Ian.