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I wonder if this could be used as an alternative to systemd?

• nailer 12y ago
  It does most of the same things - the objections to systemd around covering multiple overlapping areas in a single project would also apply to launchd (and the Solaris SMF). The best way to make cron / at / sysvinit / syslog / daemonize / xinetd / supervisord fans happy is to let them keep using cron / at / sysvinit / syslog / daemonize / xinetd / supervisord.
  • Karunamon 12y ago
    The biggest difference is that Apple hasn't demonstrated hostility/irrationality/utter dickery at people who report bugs on their tracker. The same cannot be said of systemd.
    • jtgeibel 12y ago
      Is there even an open bug tracker for launchd?
      • Karunamon 12y ago
        Not really "open", it's write only. http://bugreport.apple.com http://bugreport.apple.com
        • jtgeibel 12y ago
          Thanks, I tried searching for a launchd bug tracker but didn't find this. I'm still not sure if this is a fair comparison as we can't actually see how apple has responded to similar concerns (if any).
    • general_failure 12y ago
      Fact is most people don't care about the init system as long as it works.
  • vezzy-fnord 12y ago
    Even still, launchd covers far less ground than systemd, all things considered. It's just inetd, crond, atd and watchdogd, mostly.
    • nailer 12y ago
      And initd itself. That's five things, and Apple care less about what you have to say re: 'Unix philosophy' that LP does.