Bug in Initscripts...?

["semi linux" <linuxsemi gmail com>]

I'm not sure if this is a "bug", something that has been left-out or
an intentional design decision.  So feel free to tell me if I'm out to
lunch.

In FC4, initscripts-8.11.1 will not rename an interfaces based on
HWADDR unless ONBOOT=yes...

I'm upgrading to F7 (or RHEL 5) soon but I was wondering the current
status of this issue.  I scoured the Changelog on RHEL5
(initscripts-8.45.14.EL) and got nothing.  Before I pull down the CVS
history and follow the code path I was wondering if anyone had dealt
with this before.

If it's not fixed, should it?  I can work on a patch, if needed.

- G.

P.S. I currently use a combination of HWADDR and udev rules to get the
naming of my interfaces right but it takes quite a bit of playing
sometimes and turning off/erasing kudzu config.