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I started on initrc but came to maturity on systemd, and though systemd does simplify the process of inspecting running tasks, its sheer lack-of-fun of getting
by tetris11 3y ago
I started on initrc but came to maturity on systemd, and though systemd does simplify the process of inspecting running tasks, its sheer lack-of-fun of getting those processes running in the first place always puts me off hacking my system to better suit my whims.
It forces you to think of stability instead of creativity, and that might be great for people who value predictable things in their lives, but it stands rigidly in the way of fun.
- WastingMyTime89 3y agoIt’s an init system and a process manager. How exactly can it be fun? Technically, I guess it’s interesting to design if you are an expert but as a user, having to use creativity is the last thing I want from low level pieces of my OS. If you want to tinker with OS design, you can always install Minix in a VM.
- JohnFen 3y ago> It’s an init system and a process manager. How exactly can it be fun? I don't know about fun, but different people find different things fun. I find systemd to be often irritating, and sometimes infuriating. It has not made my life easier at all. Just the opposite. So, in that sense anyway, I'd say systemd is much less fun.
- rhn_mk1 3y agoAs someone who had to mess with init scripts for a couple of distros for someone who requested it, this was not far from my idea of pure anti-fun. Every distro did init scripts in different, exciting ways, so I had to start over from reading the not-inconsequential docs for each one. The init systems come with some high-level helpers, but only if you want to use the shell, which is very unfun in its own right.
- Izkata 3y agoFor me it was all about ease of access when investigating why something isn't working.
- striking 3y agoPersonally, I tend to have more fun when all of the other parts of my system don't need to be fixed while I work on adding new stuff.