On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:00:39 +0000 (UTC)
Alexis PM via Dng <dng@???> wrote:

> >Many years ago, on this mailing list, one of the VUAs mentioned that
> >the long term plan was to leave Debian behind and become the Devuan
> >independent distro.
>
>
> I am sorry to burst the soap bubble, I want Devuan to persist and
> that requires a realistic analysis.

Why apologize, and then do it anyway?

> Cleaning up systemd dependencies
> to Debian packaging is child's play compared to creating and
> maintaining a large self-built distro in the long run.

[snip several legitimate arguments supporting preceding sentence]

A quick look indicates you've been on this list since December 2016.
The Vua made this statement well prior to December 2016.

Your arguments favoring perpetual tracking of Debian were all
excellent. There's exactly one argument favoring an independent Devuan:
What happens if Debian stops supporting sysvinit, or worse, installs
Halloween Code to greatly complicate systemd replacement?

SteveT

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