[Info-vax] openvms and xterm

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

On Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:59:11 +0100, chrisq wrote:

> On 4/27/24 23:55, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:50:06 +0100, chrisq wrote:
>> 
>>> Perhaps some really can't see a need for [systemd] ...
>> 
>> That’s entirely fair. That’s why we have so many Linux distros that
>> don’t use it. Open Source is all about choice.
> 
> Perhaps, but even Devuan still has traces of it, which suggests that
> it's very difficult to get rid of.

You mean, the much-ballyhooed “systemd-free” distro isn’t so
“systemd-free” after all?

> ... for example, why are log files in binary ?...

Let me see if I can count the ways:

* Easy logfile rotation, just by deleting expired records instead of
* having to rewrite the whole file Quick lookup of entries by
* attributes, including ones that cannot be faked by services
* themselves Timestamps that can be interpreted in any timezone

Actually, there’s lots more. Have a look at the design document
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IC9yOXj7j6cdLLxWEBAGRL6wl97tFxgjLUEHIX3MSTs/pub>.

Just a pro tip: the time to ask questions is *before* you start
spouting off about how terrible something is, not *after*.