I already thankful for an modern init- and system-management implemented in C, using plain config-files. Sometimes being slow and careful is wise. Think of XML

I already thankful for an modern init- and system-management implemented in C, using plain config-files. Sometimes being slow and careful is wise. Think of XML, hard to read and hard to parse. And an implementation language with broad support and reliability is a good thing for projects which should remain for decades.