[Info-vax] systemd boycott call was: Re: Why so much Unix envy?

[Simon Clubley]

On 2014-09-08, Paul Sture <nospam at sture.ch> wrote:
> Posted on Sunday in comp.misc_
>
> From: Rich <rich at example.invalid>
> Newsgroups: comp.misc
> Subject: boycott systemd
> Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 06:01:12 +0000 (UTC)
>
> http://boycottsystemd.org/
>
>    systemd is a replacement for the sysvinit daemon used in GNU/Linux and
>    Unix systems, originally authored by Lennart Poettering of Red Hat. It
>    represents a monumental increase in complexity, an abhorrent and violent
>    slap in the face to the Unix philosophy, and its inherent domineering
>    and viral nature turns it into something akin to a "second kernel" that
>    is spreading all across the Linux ecosystem.
>
>    This site aims to serve as a rundown and a wake-up call to take a stand
>    against the widespread proliferation of systemd, to detail why it is
>    harmful, and to persuade users to reject its use.
>

I'm seeing a number of people saying they are seriously evaluating
FreeBSD as a direct result of this.

I wonder if the ones most directly opposed to this are the ones with
enough experience to be able to spot a bad design when they see it
and are able to work out the future consequences.

Simon.

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