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 > [!Note]
 > #### Init System Alternatives
 > * [dinit](https://davmac.org/projects/dinit/) [![Anti-AI Policy](./badges/anti-ai-policy.svg)](#anti-ai-policy) ([1](https://github.com/davmac314/dinit/blob/master/doc/CONTRIBUTING#L84-L85))
+> * [GNU Shepherd](https://shepherding.services/) [![Anti-AI Policy](./badges/anti-ai-policy.svg)](#anti-ai-policy) ([1](https://codeberg.org/shepherd/website/src/branch/main/pages/contribute/index.md#proposing-changes)) ([2](https://shepherding.services/news/2026/08/shepherd-not-robot/))
 > * [OpenRC](https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc) [![Anti-AI Policy](./badges/anti-ai-policy.svg)](#anti-ai-policy) ([1](https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc/blob/master/README.md#no-llm-contributions-policy))
 > * [s6](https://skarnet.org/software/s6/) [![Anti-AI Policy](./badges/anti-ai-policy.svg)](#anti-ai-policy) ([1](https://git.skarnet.org/cgit/s6/tree/CONTRIBUTING#n24))
-> * [shepherd](https://shepherding.services/)
 > * [sysvinit](https://codeberg.org/thejessesmith/sysvinit)
 >
 > For more init system alternatives, see [nosystemd](https://nosystemd.org/)