 Permalink for comment RE: Raynier by ACK on Thu 2nd Oct 2003
14:34 UTC  Ok, I saw that but the glue to the thing is Python
and putting that extra dependency is troubling. Try adding a new
python script like the latest gdesklets and follow the
dependencies between python and the different binds back. It is
a mess.  Half of the functionality stuff can be resolved between
better status utils, more functionality from the services
themselves for the daemon services and better written init
scripts in plain jane shell.  Like I said before I believe init
itself needs to "fixed" especially for desktop usage as opposed
to some sort of hack work-around aimed at replacing init or even
worse adding another seperate SystemServices layer to an already
crowded list of utilities and files that control the start of
daemon processes. We already have xinetd, the inittab itself and
the init scripts.  I am not saying leave well enough alone. The
stone wheel (init services) does not need to remade simply
upgraded to that steel bel