4 ms·
How is this not Embrace Extend Extinguish? 1. Systemd as an alternative to Upstart and init. 2. Systemd does everything. 3. Systemd becomes more important th
by papaf 12y ago
How is this not Embrace Extend Extinguish?
1. Systemd as an alternative to Upstart and init.
2. Systemd does everything.
3. Systemd becomes more important than the distributions themselves.
I actually like their vision - I just wish my linux boxes were not part of it.
- joepvd 12y agoA very apt summary. Can anyone recommend something from The Other Side of the fence for desktop/laptop use? One of the BSDs? A spinoff from Solaris? Or, something else? I currently use archlinux, and value the rolling release approach with precompiled binaries.
- techdragon 12y agoFreeBSD and the very desktop friendly PC-BSD
- justincormack 12y agoPC-BSD is the obvious option targeted at desktop. Normal.FreeBSD, NetBSD or OpenBSD are also options. The Solaris spinoffs are pretty much server targeted so not really recommended.
- kjs3 12y agoI run FreeBSD on most things that I care about running long term these days, tho PC-BSD probably makes more sense for end-user use. I'll caveat that by saying *BSD isn't Linux, and it does a lot of stuff differently, so expect a learning curve and a need to embrace certain new ways of doing things.