Ten Tricks to Make Linux Boot Faster Jul 30, 2008, 17 :30 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (5183 reads) (Other stories by Jack Wallen)
"#9: If you are REALLY daring, you could give initng a try.
The initng system serves as a replacement for the sysvinit system and promises to drastically decrease boot times in UNIX-like operating systems. If you would like to see the initng system in action, you can give the Pingwinek livecd a try."