Linux: concerns over systemd [OT]

Tue Oct 21 22:55:56 UTC 2014

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Capi" <capi at lugosys.com>

> On 10/21/2014 11:29 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> > The thing that I don't understand about systemd is how it managed to
> > get
> > *EVERY SINGLE DISTRIBUTION'S RELEASE MANAGER* on board in less than
> > a year,
> > given how thoroughly it violates the Unix philosophy, and how poorly
> > documented it is
> 
> Not *every single* distribution...

I had meant to put an asterisk on that.

> I'm glad to be using Gentoo Linux at home for the last 10 years...
> They've adopted OpenRC, which is much less invasive, works with an
> existing init (possibly sysv) and uses the friendly shell scripts
> we're all used to.

Ok, but how does it handle providing initscripts?  I gather any upstreams
which used to provide them aren't anymore...

Cheers,
-- jra
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