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[Rob Ubuntu Linux]

On Nov 26, 2007 8:51 PM, Matthias Urlichs <smurf at smurf.noris.de> wrote:

> "plug-in" in general doesn't mean anything. Can you be somewhat more
> specific about which features you'd like to plug into /sbin/init and why
> the additional complexity would make sense?
>
> Plug-ins are a lot of work. You need to define a complete set of methods
> the plug-in needs to / may support and what callbacks you present.
> You need a plug-in loader and have a sensible fall-back if the plug-in
> doesn't load or, worse, causes a fault while it's executing.

Also they open up a FOSS system to binary abuse.  There'd have to be a
super-strong case for this feature, before you add it into a key
component of system booting by a privilged program.