How about slackware, is it a viable option? Is it still SysVinit? Is that expected to continue?

# nano /etc/lilo.conf
- set timeout to 40 [40*10ths of a second = 4 seconds]
# lilo -v

• wtf is up with the nic?
• no IP address on boot
• hangs at "eth0: waiting for carrier"

# /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 eth0_start
- gets an address right away
# dhclient eth0
- gets an address right away