Dev1 Galaxy Forum / Why hasn't sysvinit been abandoned yet?

Re: Why hasn't sysvinit been abandoned yet?

dummy@example.com (Ron) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 18:13:31 +0000

WEBDEVDESTROYER2000 wrote:

But I imagine that due to its age, sysvinit could lead to security vulnerabilities and just horrible bugs in general.

My question is why would you think this? "Age" doesn't matter two hoots. It's no more vulnerable to threats than systemd. Actually, by nature it's more secure.

Re: Why hasn't sysvinit been abandoned yet?

dummy@example.com (WEBDEVDESTROYER2000) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:51:45 +0000

Now I get your nic. Hopefully you'll grow up some day .

Rude.

Re: Why hasn't sysvinit been abandoned yet?

dummy@example.com (golinux) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:43:34 +0000

Now I get your nic. Hopefully you'll grow up some day .

Re: Why hasn't sysvinit been abandoned yet?

dummy@example.com (WEBDEVDESTROYER2000) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:31:39 +0000

If it works, don't fix it. Shiny new s**t just stirs the pot and is a waste of time and resources IMO.

I see your point 100%. But I imagine that due to its age, sysvinit could lead to security vulnerabilities and just horrible bugs in general. If that ever is the case, will sysvinit ever be dropped or will it forever remain the main init system for Devuan?

Re: Why hasn't sysvinit been abandoned yet?

dummy@example.com (golinux) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:18:29 +0000

If it works, don't fix it. Shiny new s**t just stirs the pot and is a waste of time and resources IMO.

Why hasn't sysvinit been abandoned yet?

dummy@example.com (WEBDEVDESTROYER2000) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:11:27 +0000

Sysvinit is quite old, so why hasn't it been abandoned in favor of another init system such as dinit? Just asking, not stating that sysvinit SHOULD be removed.