The "Unix philosophy" of one tool, one job doesn't really apply here. Linux isn't just a server OS anymore, which is where the Unix philosophy makes the most se

The "Unix philosophy" of one tool, one job doesn't really apply here. Linux isn't just a server OS anymore, which is where the Unix philosophy makes the most sense. The BSDs do this quite well since their command line utilities are developed together as a system that fits together. On Linux we have a mismash of tools developed with different philosophies and conventions. They fortunately work well enough for server/programming tasks, but this design approach does not hold up well for complicated desktop systems. Not that systemd is the answer. I think we need an init system that ignores severs completely and is designed with Laptops, mobile devices, and graphical management tools in mind.