> > most scripts are perfectly clear. This is the Richard Stallman assumption: He assumes that the average normal person is able to program Fortran 77 and Lisp and are able to spend inordinate amounts of time debugging and getting obscure OSS software packages working because using Skype and other proprietary software is somehow evil. Bash is a significant barrier for entry unless you spend a significant amount of your time writing bash whereas a service file is 6 lines for a proper service management solution. >From a usability point of view init is a disaster.