Comment Re:Uh... (Score 1) 362
Nothing is stopping you running your init scripts in parallel if you need it.
Quite true, actually I think in Debian this is already supported for the system boot sequence at least since Squeeze.
Together with dash being the default
It's probably more because of the fact that systemd now reaches into areas beyond pure service control that forces Debian to either follow that move or switch to another alternative that has enough manpower behind it.