Tue, 15 Aug 2023 22:22:49 -0700 Lew Wolfgang <wolfgang@sweet-haven.com> :
On 8/15/23 20:17, Darryl Gregorash wrote:
On 2023-08-15 19:17, bent fender wrote:
Seeing systemd as a distinct threat to the kernel itself I'll stick with those who are for a choice, but I'm not that interested in convincing anyone of anything.How is systemd a threat to the kernel?
Of course I can't speak for Mr Fender, but I think I know what he was referring to.
It's perceived by many that systemd is in violation of the UNIX Philosophy, where programs should do only one thing, but do that one thing very well. Wikipedia has an extensive description:
I'm yet to be convinced that any part of UNIX philosophy would be of any interest the the dev(s) of systemd. As far as I'm concerned it's cutting far too wide a swath and if that keeps up then sooner than later the systemd people will be telling the kernel people what time it is and how to do it all. Too, I find it susepect that some groups or layers in the community offer a choice (see Artix) from three or four inits while others offer only one, now THAT is definitely against everything Linux that ever was (except for the kernel itself). -- War is the school of peace.