&gt; <i>The terminology may be different, but ultimately upstart&#x27;s &quot;start on&quot; directive establishes a dependency.</i><p>Actually, it is part of the upstart design that its event-driven architecture is <i>not</i> structured in terms of dependencies.<p>* <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;upstart.ubuntu.com&#x2F;cookbook&#x2F;#upstart-s-design-why-it-is-revolutionary" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;upstart.ubuntu.com&#x2F;cookbook&#x2F;#upstart-s-design-why-it-...</a>