> It aims to provide all essential operating system deamons and a common userspace interface for them. I think that is the reason so many people dislike it. R

> It aims to provide all essential operating system deamons and a common userspace interface for them. I think that is the reason so many people dislike it. Replacing init - and nothing else - is something many of those people would be totally fine with. Starting services in parallel, and watching them when running, restarting them if they crash, that is something a lot of people would like very much, I am certain. But the systemd developers did not stop there and are trying - it seems - to have systemd replace everything but the proverbial kitchen sink. I am not even saying that this is a bad (or a good idea). But doing so just rubs many people the wrong way, if only because it means the systemd people are attempting to change an important aspect of the architecture of the system without having a proper discussion about it first.