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From https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ : > Because it's a system daemon, and under Unix/Linux those
by pikrzyszto 3y ago
From https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ :
> Because it's a system daemon, and under Unix/Linux those are in lower case, and get suffixed with a lower case d. And since systemd manages the system, it's called systemd.
> Système D is not an acceptable spelling and something completely different (though kinda fitting).
Wikipedia says that it somehow relates to Systeme D, but they don't have any good references for it.
- em-bee 3y agobut they do have a good reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd#cite_note-control-center-9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd#cite_note-control-cent... which eventually leads to https://web.archive.org/web/20130114034246/http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130114034246/http://0pointer.d... System D [in French, Système D] is a shorthand term that refers back to the French word débrouillard[1]. The verb se débrouiller means "to untangle." [...] That sounds just about perfect to be honest "untangling the boot process" - yes please. so the name wasn't directly inspired by System D, but the relationship was noted and approved of.