Linux: concerns over systemd adoption and Debian's decision to switch

Wed Oct 22 16:43:53 UTC 2014

> Hardly.  The discussion so far has been weighted very heavily on the
> side of Dana Carvey's "Grumpy Old Man"-style whining. "That's the way
> it was and we liked it!".
>
> The people that like systemd (like myself) have wisely learned that
> the people that hate systemd, hate it mostly because it's different
> from what came before and don't want to change.  There's no way to
> argue rationally with that.

Incorrect assumption. systemd is a massive security hole waiting to happen 
and it does not follow the unix philosophy of done 1 thing and do it 
well/correct. Its basically ignoring 40 years of best practices. Thats why 
folks that have been there, done that, dont want any part of it. Not 
because its new, but because its a flawed concept.

You are free to use it, but it would be a poor choice for system that has 
hopes of being secure.

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> Jeff Ollie
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