> You can run Debian with any init you choose. When layers above the init system begin to make hard dependencies on it, this will be unavoidable in practice.

> You can run Debian with any init you choose. When layers above the init system begin to make hard dependencies on it, this will be unavoidable in practice. This is the problem, since it either takes away my choice in init system, or requires unpaid volunteers to work on removing the dependency. Neither is desirable, and the grandparent's argument is that this could all have been avoided if the systemd developers had made better design choices. Don't get me wrong, I want systemd to be an option. I like the idea of using cgroups to manage services. I do it every day. What I do not want, however, is for systemd to be a requirement for having a working system.