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> init was a stable, widely used, and well understood system that didn't need an update If it didn't need an update why did various parties try and replace it
by lmz 9y ago
> init was a stable, widely used, and well understood system that didn't need an update
If it didn't need an update why did various parties try and replace it e.g. OSX launchd, Solaris SMF, Ubuntu Upstart?
- gbromios 9y agoI have no idea. Like I said, I was only a casual observer of the rally against systemd. I get the feeling that the opposition was more about ethos than any irrefutable technical argument.
- briffle 9y agoInit also took a VERY long time to start, and had very, very rudimentary concepts of dependencies.
- petre 9y agoLaunchd is actually quite a hurdle to use. XML service files, inconsistent syntax for launchctl commands etc. Apple probably designed it so .plist files would be editable with some GUI tool.