>Compare a current /etc/rc to 1.4.x's /etc/rc, for instance. The modern
>/etc/rc is far more easily comprehended, and since each of the /etc/rc.d/
>scripts is self-contained, the entire startup process is consequently
>simpler.

well...i wouldn't say "self-contained".  it *does* use rc.subr quite
extensively, with several subroutines, and run_rc_command (the main
one) does a *whole* bunch of stuff that i think i don't really care
about.  but i'm not sure.

now i just don't touch them and i'm okay.

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