Simple and functional are completely subjective. To answer your question: they have to choose because there are dozens, if not hundreds of options to choose fro

Simple and functional are completely subjective. To answer your question: they have to choose because there are dozens, if not hundreds of options to choose from. That is like one of the most common espoused benefits of the platform, from Linux evangelists and open source maximalists alike! Apparently you are unable to differentiate between nostalgia and an actual technical issue. Yeah, I remember sysv init too! Why should I have to choose between that and systemd??? That isn't exactly the same as having a library issue. hth