On Mon, 2 May 2016 21:05:18 -0400
Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:

> Is there a summary of some sort explaining the various init systems,
> how they're put together, how they work, and especially the salient
> points on which they differ?

I've tried. See
http://troubleshooters.com/linux/init/features_and_benefits.htm#init_system_feature_matrix

Keep in mind these two things:

1) I'm an order of magnitude less knowledeable on init systems than the
average person on the supervision@??? mailing list.
Those guys found several mistakes in my matrix, and I'm not sure I
corrected all of them.

2) Like everyone else, I have likes, dislikes and maybe an agenda. I'm
a huge fan of daemontools-inspired inits, and I have a significant
dislike of systemd.

SteveT

Steve Litt
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