1 In #762194, the Technical Committee was asked to consider the
2 transition plan of the init package maintainers to have both new
3 installs and upgrades use systemd by default.
5 1. The CTTE determined in #727708 that systemd should be the default
8 2. In https://lists.debian.org/87mwc9gfsw.fsf@xoog.err.no, the
9 maintainers of the init package announced their transition plan for
10 migrating to systemd as the default init system on both installs
13 3. The init package (and other related packages) currently in jessie
14 implement this transition.
18 Using its power under ยง6.1.5 to make statements:
20 3. The CTTE affirms the decision of the init system package
21 maintainers to transition to systemd by default on upgrades and to
22 install systemd by default on new installs.
24 4. The CTTE appreciates the effort of Debian contributors to mitigate
25 any issues with the transition by:
27 a) Providing a fallback boot entry for sysvinit when systemd is the
28 default init in grub (#757298)
30 b) Developing a mechanism to warn on inittab configurations which
31 are unsupported in systemd. (#761063)
33 c) Providing documentation on how to remain with sysvinit on
34 upgrades and switch to sysvinit upon installation.
36 d) Numerous bug reports and fixes by contributors who have tested
37 the systemd migration in their configurations.
39 5. The CTTE advises (without overriding any Debian contributor,
40 maintainer, or team) that any such mitigations should be included
41 in jessie, to ensure a smooth transition for Debian users.