> Ubuntu created upstart around the same time systemd was created, both meant to replace the classic init system. Upstart predates systemd by over four years.

> Ubuntu created upstart around the same time systemd was created, both meant to replace the classic init system. Upstart predates systemd by over four years. I just checked the initial release dates on Wikipedia to confirm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstart [August 24, 2006] vs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd [30 March 2010]