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GNU Shepherd (was aka DMD) predates systemd by many years. And many other “PID 1” efforts. It also had different goals when Wolfgang and I designed it, one mig
by amszmidt 3y ago
GNU Shepherd (was aka DMD) predates systemd by many years. And many other “PID 1” efforts.
It also had different goals when Wolfgang and I designed it, one might say even incompatible since we were targeting the GNU/Hurd specifically and wanted easy ways to manage translators there on a per user basis.
- rekado 3y agoOne thing that hasn't changed, though, is that compatibility with the Hurd is still a major goal. Sadly (but understandably) development pushes forward for Shepherd on Linux and then we aim to make it work on the Hurd, instead of letting Hurd-native facilities guide development. But this might change as there is considerable overlap between Guix contributors and Hurd enthusiasts.