12.04,precise(sbin-init/ubuntu/upstart/12.04/Dockerfile)14.04,trusty,latest(sbin-init/ubuntu/upstart/14.04/Dockerfile)14.10,utopic(sbin-init/ubuntu/upstart/14.10/Dockerfile)
For more information about this image and its history, please see the relevant
manifest file
(library/ubuntu-upstart)
in the docker-library/official-images GitHub
repo.
Upstart is an event-based replacement for the traditional init daemon – the method by which several Unix-like computer operating systems perform tasks when the computer is started. It was written by Scott James Remnant, a former employee of Canonical Ltd.
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You are invited to contribute new features, fixes, or updates, large or small; we are always thrilled to receive pull requests, and do our best to process them as fast as we can.
Before you start to code, we recommend discussing your plans through a GitHub issue, especially for more ambitious contributions. This gives other contributors a chance to point you in the right direction, give you feedback on your design, and help you find out if someone else is working on the same thing.