--- quasselcore.init.old	2008-08-28 20:46:42.000000000 +0200
+++ quasselcore.init	2008-08-29 19:23:23.000000000 +0200
@@ -9,14 +9,21 @@
 
 start() {
 	ebegin "Starting Quassel Core"
-	start-stop-daemon --start --user $QUASSEL_USER --background --make-pidfile \
-	--pidfile /var/run/quassel.pid --exec /usr/bin/quasselcore -- ${QUASSEL_OPTS}
+	if [ -x /etc/init.d/root ]; then
+		# running on baselayout-2/openrc
+		start-stop-daemon --start --user ${QUASSEL_USER} --background --make-pidfile \
+		--pidfile /var/run/quassel.pid --exec /usr/bin/quasselcore -- ${QUASSEL_OPTS}
+	else
+		# running on baselayout-1
+		start-stop-daemon --start --chuid ${QUASSEL_USER} --background --make-pidfile \
+		--pidfile /var/run/quassel.pid --env HOME="/home/${QUASSEL_USER}" \
+		--exec /usr/bin/quasselcore -- ${QUASSEL_OPTS}
+	fi
 	eend $?
 }
 
 stop() {
 	ebegin "Stopping Quassel Core"
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --user $QUASSEL_USER --pidfile /var/run/quassel.pid \
-	--exec /usr/bin/quasselcore
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile /var/run/quassel.pid --exec /usr/bin/quasselcore
 	eend $?
 }