There's a good reason why the kernel is a single "binary". It's far less clear why the init system needs to be, especially since it wasn't for decades. Yeah,

There's a good reason why the kernel is a single "binary". It's far less clear why the init system needs to be, especially since it wasn't for decades. Yeah, I'm not crazy about the various init scripts that have been produced over the years. But at least when they're broken, I can usually just glance at them and see that. With systemd, mostly one just gives up.