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> It sounds like you wish they used systemd I do. > "Modern" is rarely a good description Then call it reliable and dependable. Modern doesn't always win fo
by csdvrx 2y ago
> It sounds like you wish they used systemd
I do.
> "Modern" is rarely a good description
Then call it reliable and dependable.
Modern doesn't always win for me: I prefer vim to neovim, or bash to zsh. Having a solid set of features and a good integration does.
If you are curious, see https://marcelofern.com/posts/linux/goodbye_zsh/index.html https://marcelofern.com/posts/linux/goodbye_zsh/index.html which mirrors my reasons to prefer bash
- technothrasher 2y ago> Modern doesn't always win for me: I prefer [...] bash to zsh Bash and zsh are approximately to same age. I think bash is older by only a few months.
- wyclif 2y agoYes, I think this confuses modern Linux users because bash is the default on most Linux server and desktop installs. So they end up thinking zsh is "new" because it's an additional package.
- Klonoar 2y agoPostmarket actually wound up porting systemd somewhat recently. https://postmarketos.org/blog/2024/03/05/adding-systemd/ https://postmarketos.org/blog/2024/03/05/adding-systemd/
- MisterTea 2y agoNot by choice. > This is of course not an easy task, one of the main blockers we found as we collaborate more closely with KDE and GNOME developers is that they have a hard time with our OpenRC-based stack. In order to get KDE Plasma and GNOME working at all, we use a lot of systemd polyfills on top of OpenRC.
- Klonoar 2y agoI don't particularly care about those details. I was mostly pointing out to the parent commenter that it does exist there now.
- csdvrx 2y agopostmarket OS with systemd is far from ready at least for the device I'm working with. I even have to prepare a serial cable to figure what's happening. But I know that once it's fixed, it will work well, so it's motivating me to give a hand