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So basically we don't need a car, just a faster horse. Looking at systemd just as an init system is shortsighted. Consider it service manager, that manages lif
by vetinari 2y ago
So basically we don't need a car, just a faster horse.
Looking at systemd just as an init system is shortsighted. Consider it service manager, that manages lifecycle of services, and starting them at init time is just one of many other mechanisms (other being at specified time, dbus activated, socket activated, as-a-dependency activated, etc).
- graemep 2y agoI was replying to a comment that asked what the alternatives were. Most of the alternatives do provide dependency activation and other features you mention: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Comparison_of_init_systems https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Comparison_of_init_systems I prefer cron for running things at a specified time. Is systemd a service manager? It seems to be a lot more than that. It aims to make Linux less unix like: https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/13/version_256_systemd/ https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/13/version_256_systemd/ . It seems more of an OS built on the Linux kernel - a bit like Android.