Bug#830719: Document the removal of upstart, suggest switch to supported init

[Michael Biebl]

Package: release-notes
Severity: normal

The upstart init system has been removed from unstable/testing, so it
looks like it won't be part of the upcoming stretch release.
I raised this issue on debian-devel [1] and one recommendation was, that
this fact should be mentioned in the release notes. We should suggest
that users switch to a supported alternative because post-stretch it's
likely that maintainers start removing native upstart jobs.

Regards,
Michael

[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/06/msg00025.html
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[Baptiste Jammet]

Control: tags -1 patch

Hi,

Post by Michael Biebl
The upstart init system has been removed from unstable/testing, so it
looks like it won't be part of the upcoming stretch release.
I raised this issue on debian-devel [1] and one recommendation was,
that this fact should be mentioned in the release notes. We should
suggest that users switch to a supported alternative because
post-stretch it's likely that maintainers start removing native
upstart jobs.

I write a section about it and I put it in the end of the Issues
chapter.
Please comment and correct.
(I could commit in some weeks if nobody disagree)

Baptiste

[Niels Thykier]

Post by Baptiste Jammet
Control: tags -1 patch
Hi,

Post by Michael Biebl
The upstart init system has been removed from unstable/testing, so it
looks like it won't be part of the upcoming stretch release.
I raised this issue on debian-devel [1] and one recommendation was,
that this fact should be mentioned in the release notes. We should
suggest that users switch to a supported alternative because
post-stretch it's likely that maintainers start removing native
upstart jobs.

I write a section about it and I put it in the end of the Issues
chapter.
Please comment and correct.
(I could commit in some weeks if nobody disagree)
Baptiste

Hi,

Thanks for the patch.

It looks good to me - though I would probably have done a:
s/You should also consider a switch/Please consider switching/

Feel free to commit with or without the change.

Thanks,
~Niels

[Debian Bug Tracking System]

Post by Baptiste Jammet
tags -1 patch

Bug #830719 [release-notes] Document the removal of upstart, suggest switch to supported init
Added tag(s) patch.

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