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  • Because Ubuntu inherits this stuff from Debian where alternate init systems are supported. Commented Apr 3, 2017 at 6:21
  • @jordanm I can understand that alternate init systems need to be supported because many programs in the apt package ecosystem and in the linux/unix ecosystem in general would expect the init scripts to be available during a session, but during boot, shouldnt only one mechanism be necessary to start a daemon? Commented Apr 3, 2017 at 6:30