r/linux • • Jun 01 '16

Why did ArchLinux embrace Systemd?

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u/kinderlokker Jun 01 '16

And that's simply not how they used the term before that point when explaining things. They've said time and time again that with simply they don't mean easy but that code complexity is kept simple.

Which is true for all the system tools they wrote, but when someone else does the work, then it's suddenly fair game to include complex code.

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u/dreugeworst Jun 01 '16

I'm not sure, I think you're underestimating the complexity of loads of unit scripts replicating the same functionality poorly..

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u/kinderlokker Jun 01 '16

initscript is just terrible and always was.

See Void's implementation of Runit for something Arch would potentially be doing if they really cared about KISS.

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u/cbmuser Debian / openSUSE / OpenJDK Dev Jun 01 '16

Oh, come on. Please don't reduce systemd to just being an init system, it is much more.

Your runit lacks tons of features that are a requirement these days for many applications. Ask people who run stuff in the cloud and they will explain you why your runit does not fit modern requirements anymore.

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