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A quick google indicates that it was made default in debian 8 in 2015, which is 9 years ago, not 12. Perhaps it was available prior to then, but so were daemon
by cduzz 2y ago
A quick google indicates that it was made default in debian 8 in 2015, which is 9 years ago, not 12.
Perhaps it was available prior to then, but so were daemontools, upstart, and probably a variety of other alternatives.
- acdha 2y agoOne thing to remember is that a lot of people use the testing distribution so they would have seen it before the Debian 8 release changed the default. The debate in the community took ages but one factor in concluding it was that people were using it for years without it being anything like the more hyperbolic predictions some opponents made.
- olddustytrail 2y agoYes, you're right. I saw when it was added not when it became the default. Still 9 years suggests it's not going to disappear overnight!