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Linux distro maintainers are making the decision to use the systemd replacements. If you disagree, use a Linux distro that doesn't, or make your own.
by jryan49 9y ago
Linux distro maintainers are making the decision to use the systemd replacements. If you disagree, use a Linux distro that doesn't, or make your own.
- Karunamon 9y ago/A/ linux distro with disproportionate influence due to enterprise backing made the decision to use it, and everyone else fell in line. A look at the Debian drama/discussion around systemd has convinced me that the decision there was made for political reasons rather than technical merit. The biggest two distros taken care of, everyone else will take the easy option, say it's "a standard", and just use it with no further thought. Political capture. Now we're saddled with this dysfunctional product because only a couple of niche distros are taking the effort to still give their users a choice. >If you disagree, use a Linux distro that doesn't, or make your own. Rather, I'll do what I continue to do, and point out the ways in which it sucks and is a net negative on Linux.
- jryan49 9y agoI know the distro I use Arch, seemed to spend the time to weight the technical/practical costs/benefits and didn't just "fall in line". https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1149530#p1149530 https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1149530#p1149530 And in my personal experience, using systemd has been much less of a nightmare than the old ways. Especially when it comes to cross-distro compatibilites. edit: here is some even more justification for debian, https://wiki.debian.org/Debate/initsystem/systemd https://wiki.debian.org/Debate/initsystem/systemd I think it's rude to assume that people who run these distros didn't think about the technical aspects.