When extensions contain daemons, it is helpful to provide  an init script to allow the user to start and stop it.  /usr/local/etc/init.d/ is the standard location for extension startup script on TC.  We have the start-stop-daemon in base to make it easy to start and stop processes.  Below is an example of an init script to start and stop rpc.mountd:
fast forward to 2014  

 i wonder if this info is still valid for people using dcore
if not the case please point me to the right documentation or post
thanks in advance
lds