> Programs like launchctl (for instance) are not exactly fun to work with, but they do get the job done. One thing I like about launchd is that on OS X, there

> Programs like launchctl (for instance) are not exactly fun to work with, but they do get the job done. One thing I like about launchd is that on OS X, there is one standard way to launch daemons. On Linux, there are a thousand ways to launch daemons. launchd also has a bunch of features, one of which is to start services on demand, upon connection to a socket, something Ubuntu hasn't had until the latest 12.04 (http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/natty/man8/upstart-socket-bridge.8.html http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/natty/man8/upstart-socke...). I do agree, however, that OS X shouldn't be used for anything more than a desktop workstation.