From 45775ee6bb6105e883774cc48ad1e67b221e00cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Colin Watson Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 02:44:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] 727708: coupling proposal: Colin amending Ian <20140220001052.GA14558@riva.ucam.org> (accepted <21253.23254.363431.904541@chiark.greenend.org.uk>) --- 727708_initsystem/coupling-iwj-col-iwj.txt | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/727708_initsystem/coupling-iwj-col-iwj.txt b/727708_initsystem/coupling-iwj-col-iwj.txt index fc229ea..f14359c 100644 --- a/727708_initsystem/coupling-iwj-col-iwj.txt +++ b/727708_initsystem/coupling-iwj-col-iwj.txt @@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ 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. -- 2.39.2