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-# initscripts
-This repository contains source code for **legacy** *System V [initscripts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Init)*,
-which are primarily used in *[Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux) distributions like e.g.*:
-* [Fedora](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora_(operating_system))
-* [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux)
-* [CentOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CentOS)
-* and some others as well...
-
-Since most of the major Linux distributions have already switched to
-*[systemd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd)*, the *initscripts concept* is
-quite outdated nowadays. *As a result, this repository provides primarily only
-the support for other initscripts that might still exist out there.*
-
-The above mentioned support includes e.g. the
-[`/etc/rc.d/init.d/functions`](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/blob/master/etc/rc.d/init.d/functions)
-or
-[`/usr/sbin/service`](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/blob/master/usr/sbin/service)
-files.
-
-Another functionality this source code provides includes:
- * [`network-scripts`](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/tree/master/network-scripts) - **legacy** scripts for manipulating of network devices
- * [`readonly-root`](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/blob/master/usr/lib/systemd/readonly-root) - service for configuring the read-only root support
- * [`netconsole`](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/blob/master/etc/rc.d/init.d/netconsole) - service for initializing of network console logging
-
-For the *[RPM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rpm_(software))* based distributions
-we also provide a [`specfile`](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/blob/master/initscripts.spec)
-for easier packaging.
-
-## Future of initscripts
-As mentioned above, the *initscripts concept* is outdated nowadays, and de-facto
-obsolete. Most of the work on this repository is just a maintenance, and we do
-**not** plan on extending the support for initscripts in the future in any way.
-
-We intend to convert the rest of the remaining services into *systemd* units,
-and remove them eventually if possible.
-
-And we have also started our work on decomissioning of
-[`network-scripts`](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/tree/master/network-scripts)
-as well. This means no new functionality will be added into them. In case you
-need some you should ask for it to be implemented
-in *[NetworkManager](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetworkManager)*, if it isn't
-already.
-
-## No longer active branches
-Follow the steps in our wiki -
-[how to access inactive branches](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/wiki/How-to-access-inactive-branches) -
-in case you need to check out old git branches for any reason.
-
-<!---
-
-BACKUP of old inactive/stale git branches & their hashes:
-
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-
-## Bugs reporting
-If you find a bug, we would like to hear about it -- although we can't guarantee
-we will be able to fix it... The best way to report bugs differs for each
-distribution:
- * `RHEL | CentOS` - create a bug report in [bugzilla](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi) for corresponding RHEL version
- * `Fedora | Other` - create a [new issue](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/issues/new) directly here on GitHub
-
-**NOTE:** Bug reports created for *Fedora* in [bugzilla](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/) usually take a lot of time to
-resolve. *We advise to use GitHub instead.*