[Info-vax] Why so much Unix envy?

[David Froble]

Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2014-09-09, Bill Gunshannon <bill at server3.cs.scranton.edu> wrote:
>> In article <lumpaf$qgk$1 at dont-email.me>,
>> 	Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>>> On 2014-09-08, David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>>>> John Reagan wrote:
>>>>> http://boycottsystemd.org/
>>>>>
>>>> I like it.
>>>>
>>>> More things such as systemd should be implemented.
>>>>
>>>> Might get people to start abandoning Linux.
>>>>
>>>> :-)
>>> Yes, but it will be in favour of the *BSDs judging by what I am reading.
>>>
>> And what is wrong with that?  What other choices are there?  What other
>> choices are better?
>>
> 
> What in the above states (or even implies) that going to a *BSD is
> some automatic bad thing ?
> 
> The subtext behind David's comment is that if they abandon Linux some
> will turn to other options such as VMS. The problem with that position
> is that Linux isn't the only Unix style system out there and besides
> VMS doesn't offer the kinds of things a typical Linux user would be
> used to.
> 
> Simon.
> 

If it is a "typical Linux user", then perhaps they are where they need 
to be.

But if someone starts looking around, and perhaps dislikes some other 
things about *ix, then systemd just might be that one straw too much for 
the camel's back.  HEy, I'll take just one.  Better than none.