there are two main arguments against it as far as I know: 1. it goes against the "do one thing well" unix philosophy 2. It was written by Lennart Poettering, wh

there are two main arguments against it as far as I know: 1. it goes against the "do one thing well" unix philosophy 2. It was written by Lennart Poettering, who also wrote pulseaudio and avahi, which are regarded by some as overcomplicated , buggy and hard to port and maintain.