Since some time, I am working on a replacement of our current shell script based boot process to something more flexible, a similar solution to Apple's launchd, and Linux's systemd. While there is still a lot to do, it's now feature complete in terms of being able to completely reproduce the current boot process. Since the switch to our package manager, there was no longer a way to influence the boot process at all. The only file you could change was the UserBootscript which is started only after Tracker and Deskbar; the whole system is already up at this point. The launch_daemon gives the power back to you, but also allow software you install to automatically be started on system boot as well. You can also even prevent system components from being started at all if you so wish.
https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/axeld/2015-07-17_introducing_launch_daemon
Ъ: гайка переходит («I plan to merge the launch_daemon to Haiku's main repository within the next few days») на systemd-подобную систему инициализации.
