diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index 5b2d18822..f9c344cc7 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -117,3 +117,5 @@ Changes in 3.1.x.
 49)  Process /etc/shorewall/params at run-time.
 
 50)  Add new modules to /etc/shorewall/modules.
+
+51)  Make default behavior of "compile" distribution-neutral.
diff --git a/Shorewall/prog.footer b/Shorewall/prog.footer
index 78c8ed49d..9d752393c 100644
--- a/Shorewall/prog.footer
+++ b/Shorewall/prog.footer
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	    progress_message3 "Starting Shorewall...."
 	    define_firewall
 	    status=$?
-	    [ $status = 0 -a -n "$SUBSYSLOCK" ] && touch $SUBSYSLOCK
 	    progress_message3 "done."
 	fi
 	;;
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	progress_message3 "Stopping Shorewall...."
 	stop_firewall
 	status=0
-	[ -n "$SUBSYSLOCK" ] && rm -f $SUBSYSLOCK
 	progress_message3 "done."
 	;;
     restart)
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
     restore)
 	restore_firewall
 	status=$?
-	[ $status = 0 -a -n "$SUBSYSLOCK" ] && touch $SUBSYSLOCK
 	;;
     clear)
 	progress_message3 "Clearing Shorewall...."
diff --git a/Shorewall/prog.header b/Shorewall/prog.header
index d55057742..c5b5a29ee 100644
--- a/Shorewall/prog.header
+++ b/Shorewall/prog.header
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-RCDLINKS="2,S41 3,S41 6,K41"
 #
 #     Generated by the Shoreline Firewall (Shorewall) Packet Filtering Firewall - V3.2
 #
@@ -7,27 +6,6 @@ RCDLINKS="2,S41 3,S41 6,K41"
 #
 #     (c) 2006 - Tom Eastep (teastep@shorewall.net)
 #
-#	On most distributions, this file should be called /etc/init.d/firewall.
-#
-#	Complete documentation is available at http://shorewall.net
-#
-#	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#	it under the terms of Version 2 of the GNU General Public License
-#	as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-#
-#	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-#	GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#	along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#	Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
-#
-#	If an error occurs while starting or restarting the firewall, the
-#	firewall is automatically restored if there is a current
-#	restore file (created by "shorewall save"). If there is no restore
-#	file, the firewall is stopped.
 #
 #	Options are:
 #
@@ -45,15 +23,3 @@ RCDLINKS="2,S41 3,S41 6,K41"
 #	   version			  Displays the version of Shorewall that
 #	   				  generated this program
 #
-
-# chkconfig: 2345 25 90
-# description: Packet filtering firewall
-
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:	  firewall
-# Required-Start: $network
-# Required-Stop:
-# Default-Start:  2 3 5
-# Default-Stop:	  0 1 6
-# Description:	  starts and stops the shorewall-generated firewall
-### END INIT INFO
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index cb981ee0a..ee8f380e7 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ Problems Corrected in 3.2.0 Beta 1
 
 Other changes in 3.2.0 Beta 1
 
-None.
+1)  By default, the program generated by the "shorewall compile" command
+    cannot be installed into /etc/init.d/ unless the "-d <distro>" option
+    is given. This will make the default behavior distribution-neutral
+    which is what it should be.
 
 Migration Considerations: