Addenda: 2. So? Like text files can't get corrupted? At least journal has checksums to ensure that data is not unknowingly corrupted. 4. If I recall correctly

Addenda: 2. So? Like text files can't get corrupted? At least journal has checksums to ensure that data is not unknowingly corrupted. 4. If I recall correctly, systemd can be used with static dev (with limited functionality). 5. That's not what I've gotten (Gentoo). Also, if it's an issue, it can be turned off. 6. > it is far smaller in breadth than the Linux kernel itself, yet seemingly just as critical Isn't it a good thing if stuff is smaller? 8. This isn't an actual argument. systemd has code to catch errors and infinite loop the program. It's not even internally consistent. "have fun rebooting, except my argument isn't even valid because systemd has code to reexec" 9. No, systemd is primarily concerned with glibc. Patches to run on other libcs are accepted if they do not unnecessarily complicate the code. 10. Without actual examples, this is a useless argument at best. 11. This is not a point, just name-calling.