[$] Init system support in Debian

The 'systemd question' has roiled Debian
multiple times over the years, but things had mostly been quiet on that
front of late. The Devuan distribution
is a Debian derivative that has removed systemd; many of the vocal
anti-systemd Debian developers have switched, which helps reduce the
friction on the Debian mailing lists. But that seems to have led to
support for init system alternatives (and System V init in particular) to
bitrot in Debian. There are signs that a bit of reconciliation between
Debian and
Devuan will help fix that problem.