Joachim Wiberg a814e85356 doc: complete and cross-link the D-Bus documentation
dbus.md was orphaned: not in dist_docs_DATA, not linked from the
user guide.  Wire it into the doc dist and link it from the index
features list, features.md, initctl.md, and plugins.md, where the
dbus.so plugin entry now disambiguates the external system bus from
the built-in org.finit API.

Document the 64-peer cap, the supported AddMatch keys, the busconfig
policy file, the legacy-parity edge semantics with the deliberate
SetRunlevel InvalidArgs divergence, the reload-signal behavior of
Service1.Reload, and the reboot family timeout.  Refresh the stale
initctl.md usage paste, add monitor and the D-Bus transport to
initctl(8), add /run/finit/bus to the filesystem layout, and flatten
the ChangeLog D-Bus entry to house style.

Signed-off-by: Joachim Wiberg <troglobit@gmail.com>
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License Badge Release Badge GitHub Status Coverity Status Finit: Fast Init

Finit is a fast, simple alternative to SysV init and systemd, designed for small and embedded Linux systems. It can also run on desktop and server systems, like finix.

Reverse engineered from the EeePC fastinit
"gaps filled with frog DNA …"
— Claudio Matsuoka

For detailed information, explore our extensive documentation
📚 http://finit-project.github.io

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For working examples, see the 🚀 contrib/ section or these tutorials:

Note

Finit can run on various Linux distributions, but the bundled install scripts are examples only. They have been tested on amd64 (x86_64) systems with standard configurations.

For embedded systems, see these Buildroot-based examples: myLinux, Infix, or br2-finit-demo.

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