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Why Linux's systemd Is Still Divisive After All These Years
- bediger4000 4y agoDupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30062948 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30062948
- behnamoh 4y agoWhich part of the Linux ecosystem *is not* divisive? I love Linux but the community is the real reason behind its lack of popularity. Lack of consensus on every single aspect of the OS (and lack of standards) has led to hundreds of distros, each with multiple desktop environments each of which has hundreds of extensions, flavors, plugins, etc. On the surface it looks good because there is variety and choice, but really it all contributes to paradox of choice. Snaps are fine, but since the Linux community has to find something to whine about, you see lots of people talking bs about Snaps. How could novice users feel safe in the ecosystem when everyone just keeps attacking every idea?
- akagusu 4y agoThere is no way to have consensus on the OS because there isn't a Linux OS, Linux is just a kernel. Each Linux distribution is a different OS based on the same kernel. And if you look very close to each community, built around each distribution, they indeed have consensus.
- behnamoh 4y agoI would argue that all operating systems that use the same package manager fall in the same category. So really Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, Pop, etc. are just one OS with different flavors.
- lahvak 4y agoConsidering that for example Debian lets you even use non-Linux kernels, calling it a one OS is a bit of a stretch.