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+0. We offer advice and make our views known (Constitution 6.1(5):
+
+1. The Technical Committee decision in February, selecting systemd as
+ the default init system for Linux, should not be read as a decision
+ that existing systems should be automatically switched to systemd.
+
+2. The Technical Committee has been asked to decide whether existing
+ Debian GNU/Linux systems should be automatically switched to systemd
+ during a dist-upgrade to jessie.
+
+3. We do not want to prejudge, interfere with, or contradict, the
+ General Resolution process on init systems which is currently
+ ongoing. Some of the GR options imply that automatic switching
+ (both during upgrades, and during leaf package installations) will
+ be necessary in at least some circumstances.
+
+4. For the moment, we invite concrete proposals for technical changes
+ which would arrange that 1. new jessie installations using Linux
+ would get systemd but 2. existing installations retain their
+ existing init system so far as possible.
+
+5. After the result of the General Resolution is known, we intend to
+ formally resolve the question of automatic switching of init
+ systems. Our decision on that question will of course be
+ consistent with the successful General Resolution option, whatever
+ that may be.