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I kept on reading because I use OSes that have different init systems, one of which is systemd. Choice is great. Of course, your comment could be accused of bei
by cf100clunk 2y ago
I kept on reading because I use OSes that have different init systems, one of which is systemd. Choice is great. Of course, your comment could be accused of being a rant too.
- bitwize 2y agoChoice is fine, but the perception is that "the science is settled" and systemd is objectively better; therefore if you are still a systemd refusenik you're a little bit crazy and more difficult to take seriously.
- cf100clunk 2y agoIt is not sensible to base critical technical choices upon the whims of others.
- bitwize 2y agoIt's not but it still happens. Network effects and social proof are powerful, even amongst Linux users who consider themselves "technical".
- cf100clunk 2y agoI don't get your point, at all. I tried.
- lillecarl 2y agoChoice is great, but I don't think we can expect everyone to maintain "unit files" for every init system. If you can and can afford to run systemd it's probably worth it, it's a "nice to have" most of the time. If you wanna run your own init solution you can but it might be a bit of effort, embedded people often do this while a system like a desktop with dbus and display servers and IPC left and right might standardize on systemd