3 Jul
2021
3 Jul
'21
5:12 a.m.
On Fri, 2 Jul 2021, Henry Bent wrote:
On Fri, 2 Jul 2021 at 17:38, Larry McVoy
<lm(a)mcvoy.com> wrote:
The Linux distro I use does use systemd but I can ignore it and go on with
my life as if it were still running sysvinit. So it's not that big a deal
to me.
I'd prefer that they kept sysvinit, but eh. What's that saying? "Those
who fail to understand Unix are condemned to recreate it, poorly" ?
-uso.
As I started reading it I found plenty to
disagree with in the first few
paragraphs but they completely lost me at "After all, moving from System
V init scripts to systemd has arguably improvedthe Linux boot sequence."
Um, no, just, no.
After rattling around in the back of a train car with nothing but my
thoughts, I emerged and said:
"systemd is a pox on our way of life"
and then promptly rolled over and went back to sleep.
-Henry