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+# Features Scheduled for Removal
+
+The following is a list of files and features that are going to be removed in
+the source tree.  Every entry should contain what exactly is going away, why it
+is happening, and who is going to be doing the work.  When the feature is
+removed, it should also be removed from this file.
+
+## Service pause action
+
+When: 1.0
+
+Why: The same affect can be obtained with the --nodeps option to stop.
+
+Who:
+
+## start-stop-daemon options --startas, --chuid , --oknodo
+
+When: 1.0
+
+Why: Obsolete or replaced by other options.
+
+* --startas => use --name or --exec
+* --chuid => use --user
+* --oknodo => ignore return code instead
+
+Who:
+
+## runscript and rc symbolic links
+
+When: 1.0
+
+Why: Deprecated in favor of openrc-run and openrc due to naming
+	 conflicts with other software.
+
+Who:
+
+## support for the opts variable in service scripts
+
+When: 1.0
+
+Why: Deprecated in favor of extra_commands, extra_started_commands
+	 and extra_stopped_commands.
+
+Who:
+
+## support for local_start and local_stop
+
+When: 1.0
+
+Why: Deprecated in favor of executable scripts in @SYSCONFDIR@/local.d
+
+Who:
+
+## the mtab service script
+
+When: force /etc/mtab to link to /proc/self/mounts in 1.0, remove
+	  service in 2.0
+
+Why: /etc/mtab should be a symbolic link to /proc/self/mounts on modern
+	 Linux systems
+
+Who:
+
+## C API Functions in rc.h
+
+If you have a c program that links to librc and uses functions from
+there, this section will list API functions which are deprecated and
+will be removed along with the reason they are being removed.
+
+### rc_getline()
+
+When: 1.0
+
+Why: The getline() function was standardized in POSIX.1-2008, so it
+	 should be available on POSIX systems.
+
+Who:
+