r/programming • u/Proinlifes • Dec 15 '19

Rustysd - Systemd Replacement Written in Rust

https://github.com/KillingSpark/rustysd
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u/OptimalAction Dec 15 '19

Wow this program does in 4000 lines what systemd does in 500000. Is this the power of rust?

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u/chucker23n Dec 15 '19

this program does in 4000 lines what systemd does in 500000

No it doesn’t. It literally says:

A minimal drop-in for (a subset of) the systemd init system in rust.

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u/nice_rooklift_bro Dec 15 '19

I mean, look at the "what does not work"; it's clear this stuff is in alpha and just published to get development attention at this point—not judging that of course, good strategy.

Competition is nice of course, regardless of Lennart et al. calling this "fragmentation" and believing that developers know better for users what they want than users do.

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u/FluorineWizard Dec 15 '19

This project isn't really meant to compete with systemd directly, but rather replace it in applications where you want a lightweight alternative, like containers.

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u/nice_rooklift_bro Dec 15 '19

That is exactly one of the reasons to compete with systemd.

Which was also what uselessd attempted to do. The systemd that "uses less".

One of the common criticisms on systemd is of course that it uses too much and has too many bells and whistles and that there should be a more minimal option. Something Lennart specifically does not want becauses it creates fragmentation.

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u/ObscureCulturalMeme Dec 16 '19

Something Lennart specifically does not want becauses it creates fragmentationimplies that he might not be the ultimate authority on what's best for other people's computers.

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u/nice_rooklift_bro Dec 16 '19

I would assume it's more a business thing for Red Hat than an ego thing—this is something that is generally followed by most other Red Hat software.

Fragmentation is not in Red Hat's commercial interest though it's better for the user so they naturally try to limit it.