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I’m pretty convinced it was net positive in the long term. If Debian hadn’t gone with systemd, then where would it be today? Stuck in shell script hell?
by klysm 3y ago
I’m pretty convinced it was net positive in the long term. If Debian hadn’t gone with systemd, then where would it be today? Stuck in shell script hell?
- gorgoiler 3y agoWe would have been forced to bite the bullet and implement a packaging extension that allowed debs to describe what to start at boot time, when, and how. The compatability layer would have allowed any init system to be used. Instead we welded the systemd engine into the chassis and pray that when it comes to replacing it we aren’t the ones on the hook.
- klysm 3y ago> The compatability layer would have allowed any init system to be used. I don’t see how such a compatibility layer would work in a way that doesn’t suck horribly.