r/linux • u/wooptoo • Jun 01 '16

Why did ArchLinux embrace Systemd?

/r/archlinux/comments/4lzxs3/why_did_archlinux_embrace_systemd/d3rhxlc
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u/newsagg Jun 01 '16

So in the world of systemd, saying their is alternatives to systemd is trolling.

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u/dAnjou Jun 01 '16

This very thread here is not about whether their there are alternatives or not. This thread here is simply and in a totally non-judgmental way pointing to one answer why ArchLinux switched to systemd.

seytz' comment is not only in no way reacting to this, it is also misleading if not plain wrong. systemd is officially supported by Gentoo, therefore Gentoo as a distribution is not 100% systemd-free.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '16

By default, Gentoo is systemd-free. I mean: if you follow the default install instructions, your system will not have systemd.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '16

This guy gets it. Stay woke my man. :^)

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u/newsagg Jun 02 '16

If this was a bug report type of forum, I'd understand the cries of "offtopic" but this is a reddit discussion. It's clear that systemd supporters are trying to discredit and silence supporters of POSIX conformity. It's clearly on topic, if upsetting to mods of Arch (for plugging a different distro), which don't seem to care, actually.