The Technical Committee requests that the project decide the
default init system for jessie by means of General Resolution.
-== optional rider M (Multiple init systems) ==
+== dependencies rider version T (Tight coupling) ==
- Debian intends to support multiple init systems, for the
- foreseeable future, and so long as their respective communities
- and code remain healthy.
+ This decision is limited to selecting a default initsystem; we
+ continue to welcome contributions of support for all init systems.
- Where feasible, software should interoperate with non-default
- init systems; maintainers are encouraged to accept technically
- sound patches to enable interoperation, even if it results in
- degraded operation while running under the init system the patch
- enables interoperation with.
+ Software may require a specific init system to be pid 1.
+
+ However, where feasible, software should interoperate with
+ all init systems; maintainers are encouraged to accept
+ technically sound patches to enable interoperation, even if it
+ results in degraded operation while running under the init system
+ the patch enables interoperation with.
+
+== dependencies rider version L (Loose coupling) ==
+
+ This decision is limited to selecting a default initsystem; we
+ continue to welcome contributions of support for all init systems.
+
+ Software outside of an init system's implementation may not require
+ a specific init system to be pid 1, although degraded operation is
+ tolerable.
+
+ Maintainers are encouraged to accept technically sound patches
+ to enable improved interoperation with various init systems.
== rider for all versions except GR ==