> I am not sure how the uptime argument is relevant here. Init-time amortized over uptime. 5 seconds to boot is a big deal for a box that comes up, lives for

> I am not sure how the uptime argument is relevant here. Init-time amortized over uptime. 5 seconds to boot is a big deal for a box that comes up, lives for 60 seconds, then dies. Not so much for a box that comes up in 5 seconds and stays on for 2 years. > Your last point seems argument for the sake of argument. We are in a technical discussion, not a religious discussion. And yet, you're making up numbers to paint a picture you want others to see. You suggest that I'm arguing from opinion when you're making up details because you want to be seen as correct. > If systemd can better utilize my system resource and cut my waiting time, I am going to use that. My lost time is the real issue, someones irrational hatred for something bears no value to me. Then use systemd. Or don't. This is what I meant about "perceived." You perceive init's boot time to be your/an issue. I haven't had such a problem. --- You're coming off as dramatic and aggressively-emotional, which is my cue to walk away from our exchange.