[plug] Systemd, good or bad

[Steve Boak]

On 03/09/14 14:56, Alexander wrote:
> Just ran across : http://boycottsystemd.org/ and thought fellow pluggers
> may be interested as well.
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I haven't heard much about systemd, so I thought I should do a bit of 
reading. At first look, it's a bit like lifting the lid of a beehive 
with angry and/or upset bees buzzing from all directions!

However, there does seem to be some very good discussions on the how and 
the why if you dig a bit deeper. The developers appear to have done a 
good job on documenting it, and Debian has a fairly comprehensive 
write-up on why they are adopting it.

I am a long time Debian user and I will probably continue to use it as 
it is what I know best. I admit that I am more interested in the 
usability, stability and security of my OS than the design philosophy 
behind it. Open source is still paramount though.

I obviously don't have the experience of some of you guys and gals who 
spent large parts of your life managing the deep levels of Linux 
systems, so I will be interested in hearing some real-world stories of 
what systemd has meant to your day to day workload. Whether it has made 
the job easier or harder, wiped out long standing problems or introduced 
new ones.

One thing I haven't been able to find is the windows-like binary 
'registry' file for configuration options that keeps being mentioned as 
a drawback of systemd. A lot of configuration files seem to have 
disappeared or become optional, but other than that I don't see any 
obvious changes. Anyone care to enlighten me on this?

It looks like I won't be forced to use systemd just yet anyway, so I 
have time to learn more before I pass judgement on something I don't 
really understand :-)

Steve

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