Subject: Re: take 2; which way should we go for /etc/rc...
To: Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 12/02/1999 09:36:59
On 02 Dec 1999 01:54:40 -0800 
 Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org> wrote:

 > > f)	Full SYSV style run levels.
 > > 	Pros:
 > > 		- don't know
 > > 	Cons:
 > > 		- does it really win us anything.
 > > 		- This is BSD.
 > 
 > IMHO, this is the best solution.  Why?  Anything else is a
 > roll-your-own method that will make it harder for newcomers to get
 > used to.
 > 
 > If all else fails, fake run levels using rc.d and init.d with
 > alphabetical ordering.
 > 
 > Why?  Once again, people know how to use it.

I agree completely.  I think real SYSV-style runlevels are the way to
go here.

        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>