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

Wed Oct 22 16:46:22 UTC 2014

On 22-10-2014 17:30, Jeffrey Ollie wrote:
> 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.

Not everyone "hates it". I for one would be very much interested in
listening to what you have to say about systemd, if you find it to be a
positive change. How is it better, and how you look at some of the
concerns raised in this thread. At least for me, a balancing opinion
would be welcome.