Well, sorry by not doing my homework. However, lets analyse all those init systems "supported" by Debian: - minit: "RoQA; no popcon recent users; abandoned 200

Well, sorry by not doing my homework. However, lets analyse all those init systems "supported" by Debian: - minit: "RoQA; no popcon recent users; abandoned 2007; not friendly" [1], so not supported by upstream since 2007. - daemontools-run: still included in all current versions: https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=daemontools-run https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default&section=all... - runit-run: removed from Debian archives well before systemd even existed (2010) [2]. - file-rc: still included in all current versions: https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=file-rc https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default&section=all... - initng: c'mon, this package was last updated in 2007! [3] - openrc: still included: https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=openrc https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default&section=all... - upstart: ok, this is the only one that may count as a valid criticism. The reason give from Debian is simply "RoQA; unmaintained" in January 2016, while Upstart Bazaar received updates until May 2016 [5]. So except from upstart, all of those init systems that you cited still exists in current Debian or was removed well before systemd exists. My original post is wrong (Debian supports multiple init systems, before and after systemd migration). However, I don't see the problem here, you only made my point stronger. [1]: https://tracker.debian.org/news/726018 https://tracker.debian.org/news/726018 [2]: https://tracker.debian.org/news/649008 https://tracker.debian.org/news/649008 [3]: https://tracker.debian.org/news/614059 https://tracker.debian.org/news/614059 [4]: https://tracker.debian.org/news/739662 https://tracker.debian.org/news/739662 [5]: https://code.launchpad.net/upstart https://code.launchpad.net/upstart