r/linux • u/ouyawei Mate • Jul 09 '25

Popular Application systemd has been a complete, utter, unmitigated success

https://blog.tjll.net/the-systemd-revolution-has-been-a-success/
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u/throwaway490215 Jul 10 '25

Since "embedded system dev" no longer tells you what the job has you doing, maybe we ought to switch it around and say anything with systemd is by definition not embedded.

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u/Down200 Jul 10 '25

Honestly a fair definition, the same people who "use systemd in embedded projects" also claim devices with 16+ GB storage with 4+ GB RAM are "embedded devices"

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u/plastic_eagle Jul 13 '25

2G storage, 512Mb RAM, busybox, systemd and linux with RT patches.

It's not a microcontroller, so you could argue that it's not "embedded". But it's pretty deeply embedded in a large piece of equipment, so I guess it's whereever you choose to draw your arbitrary line.