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Linux is 34 years old, and some of the Unix-ism borrowed are even older. There is genuine cruft that has downsides. Different relative priorities of backwards
by advisedwang 1y ago
Linux is 34 years old, and some of the Unix-ism borrowed are even older. There is genuine cruft that has downsides. Different relative priorities of backwards comparability, maintainability and the various issues the legacy issues cause are reasonable.
Systemd basically arose out of a frustration at the legacy issues so the whole project exists as a modernizing effort. No wonder they consider backwards compatibility low priority.