If you want that, fine.  You can have it, but I see it as a waste of
   time to support automatic installation in the /etc/rc.local world when
   those who want to keep /etc/rc.local around are the ones who want to
   edit /etc/rc.local manually anyway.

are they ?  i'm not convinced of this, at all.

i *like* having /etc/rc and /etc/rc.local, not because i
want to edit them, but, because i *like* that i can easily
see what is going to happen.

i don't see why you think it is a waste of time to support
a _long_ time traditional BSD syntax.  there are _many_ in
the BSD world who simple *like* /etc/rc.  it doesn't really
matter what their reasons are.

i will maintain the /etc/rc stuff myself, if it is needed.