> if you want to run Debian with Gnome Considering the small minority of Linux installations on desktops and laptops (compared to servers and other network inf

> if you want to run Debian with Gnome Considering the small minority of Linux installations on desktops and laptops (compared to servers and other network infrastructure), and the fact that only some of those will be using Gnome, I think this has been overemphasised. It's unfortunate that a minority has dictated policy for everyone else. Having said that, I think Debian has made a rational decision. It would be unreasonable to expect package maintainers to provide multiple sets of init scripts due to the extra work. (FWIW I've used Debian for ~20 years and still use sysvinit).