Update README with a slightly more clear and catchy intro.

This commit is contained in:
Joachim Nilsson committed 2013-06-08 14:49:28 +02:00
1 parent dfaa6dd3f8
commit ff8e494abd
1 file changed
+11 -13
+11 -13
View File
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
============================================================================== ==============================================================================
Finit — A fast plugin-based /sbin/init with service monitoring Finit | Fast Init Replacement
============================================================================== ==============================================================================
Welcome to finit! Finit is an extremely fast /sbin/init replacement focusing on small and
embedded GNU/Linux systems. It is the continuation of the original
finit by `Claudio Matsuoka`_ which was reverse engineered from syscalls
of the EeePC fastinit_ daemon -- gaps filled with frog DNA ...
This is an extremely fast /sbin/init replacement with focus on small This modern finit has extensions for service monitoring, multiple TTYs,
embedded GNU/Linux systems. Based on Claudio Matsuoka's original finit_ one-shot tasks, runlevels and plugins for I/O monitoring, service
with I/O, service and hook plugin extensions. The original was a callbacks and various hooks to extend and adapt it to your needs.
reimplementation of the EeePC fastinit_ daemon based on its system calls
with gaps filled with frog DNA.
In the world of finit we write C plugins that hook into and extend the Finit restores the raw performance of your system and gives you full
``main()`` loop of ``/sbin/init``, this is what gives the system its raw control of the ``main()`` loop of ``/sbin/init``!
performance and the user full control.
If you chose finit you know what you want, a fast no hassles boot!
Features Features
@@ -263,7 +261,7 @@ proposed extensions, or become a co-maintainer by contacting the main author.
Regards Regards
/Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com> /Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>
.. _finit: http://helllabs.org/finit/ .. _`Claudio Matsuoka`: http://helllabs.org/finit/
.. _fastinit: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/boot_process:the_boot_process .. _fastinit: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/boot_process:the_boot_process
.. _`SysV init`: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/sysvinit .. _`SysV init`: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/sysvinit
.. _upstart: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/ .. _upstart: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/