On 04 Jun 2003 09:51:25 -0400 "Mark L. Kahnt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Wed, 2003-06-04 at 03:00, Kevin Mark wrote: >>On Wed, 2003-06-04 at 02:30, Kevin Mark wrote: >>> On Wed, 2003-06-04 at 00:05, Travis Crump wrote: >>>> >>>> This is a Debian list, not Red Hat. Runlevels 2-5 are identical >>>> by default. >>> >>> Why is this done? This defeats the purpose of runlevel which is a >>> basic Uni*x idea. >> >> Well it appears I just checked: >> http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200301/msg01898.html >> And there are people with my point of view. So no point in continuing >> this here.-K > > Read that message, and the follow-ups again. It *is* done the way we've > said, and that is the Debian position (I'm not sure if it is explicitly > stated in Policy, as I haven't read the entirety of Debian Policy yet.) > Directing someone to use runlevel 3 to not get [gkwx]dm is not going to > solve things on a system defined by default Debian configuration.
While I agree 100% with the Debian position on this, I just wanted to write that in defense of the poster to whom you're replying, I don't think he was disagreeing with you about how Debian does it in that last post (with the link). I read his post as saying "Well, this link shows that there are other people who agree with me about how Debian *should* do it; it also shows that this debate (about how Debian *should* do it) has occurred before; so there's not much point in having that debate again here." -c -- Chris Metzler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove "snip-me." to email) "As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I have become civilized." - Chief Luther Standing Bear -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]