I would start with K900's rundown here: http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/132gle/eli5_the_systemd_vs_initupstart_controversy/ http://www.reddit.com/r/linux

I would start with K900's rundown here: http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/132gle/eli5_the_systemd_vs_initupstart_controversy/ http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/132gle/eli5_the_syste... More on the Debian debate: https://wiki.debian.org/Debate/initsystem/upstart https://wiki.debian.org/Debate/initsystem/upstart And the Phoronix has a good overview of how this is playing out: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU1NjA http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU1NjA http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQ5NzQ http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQ5NzQ