whose main purpose is not the operation of a specific init system.
Degraded operation with some init systems is tolerable, so long as
- the degradation is no worse than a tolerable bug. So the lack of
- a particular init system does not excuse a bug nor reduce its
- severity; but conversely, nor is a bug more serious simply because
- it is an incompatibility of some software with some init
- system(s).
+ the degradation is no worse than what the Debian project would
+ consider a tolerable (non-RC) bug even if it were affecting all
+ users. So the lack of support for a particular init system does not
+ excuse a bug nor reduce its severity; but conversely, nor is a bug
+ more serious simply because it is an incompatibility of some software
+ with some init system(s).
Maintainers are encouraged to accept technically sound patches
to enable improved interoperation with various init systems.