This package contains the mechanism for executing the right scripts in the right order at bootup/shutdown time, and when changing runlevels. It works through managing symlinks in /etc/rc?.d This package is built from the `sysvinit' source package. Please consult the copyright file of the sysvinit package for the location of the upstream sources of the sysvinit package. Debian-specific files for sysvinit, such as these initscripts, are maintained by the members of the pkg-sysvinit project at alioth.debian.org. http://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-sysvinit Copyright 1997-2005 Miquel van Smoorenburg and the members pkg-sysvinit project. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL'.