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Re:Linux Guide for Power Users by jppittma on Monday August 07, 2023 @10:07PM (#37043585)
Such is the nature of technology.

For me, I can't see how anybody actually used/managed linux systems before they standardized the api for creating/managing daemons. A simple convenient api layer for saying to a machine "I want this program running always."

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Re:Linux Guide for Power Users by ElectricalUnion on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @10:37AM (#37049632)
The interface was standardized; sysv initscripts services are supposed to change status depending on ${1}: start, stop, reload, force-reload, status.

The shell script cosmic horrors underneath to implement the interface were not.

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