Re: Système D

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On Wed, 15 May 2024 09:08:31 -0000 (UTC), Sebastian obviously hasn’t read
the biggest myths about systemd <http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/the-
biggest-myths.html>:
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This contrasts with Systemd, which has more in common with communism. It
demands that everything be remade the Systemd way ...

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It doesn’t demand anything. It’s Open Source, which means it respects your
freedoms. Also, like all good system software, it is designed to offer
“mechanism, not policy”. It provides the mechanisms, which you can
configure to implement whatever policies you like.
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... and has forced many poorly-reinvented wheels on
us in the process ...

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It is made up of modular pieces. Outside of the core (init, journald,
udevd), everything else is optional.
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... Even sshd had to be made to depend on it ...

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That was purely a distro choice, to take advantage of the more robust
service-management features that systemd offers.

These morons think every new system is "communism".

--
Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no.
-- J.R.R. Tolkien