Re: Why Do Red Hat Linux (And Most Other Linuxes) Use SYSV Scripts?

From: Stephan Wonczak (wonczak_at_Uni-Koeln.DE)
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:20:01 +0200

Richard Huelbig wrote:
>
> My understanding is that most Linux distributions, including Red Hat,
> are based on BSD UNIX as opposed to SYSV UNIX. So, if this is true, then
> why do Red Hat and most other Linuxes use SYSV startup scripts instead
> of BSD startup scripts?

  Well, the reason for this is that your understanding is wrong :-)
Linux is a SysV derivative and always has been. Note the lack of
directories like /ucb and stuff like that. And of course, the SysV
startup provides a massive hint!

  HTH 

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