Some of these complaints are more "waah, I don't like C and what people use pointers for!", which is a shame, because some are pretty reasonable concerns. syst

Some of these complaints are more "waah, I don't like C and what people use pointers for!", which is a shame, because some are pretty reasonable concerns. systemd works, that's why people use it. If it needs improving, then improve it, or file these. Somebody will probably agree and at least look into them, rather than a gaggle of strangers pointing and laughing.