Re:Docker isn't perfect – Issue #216
by crdoconnor on Saturday August 29, 2015 @05:43AM
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It's not the best architected system of all time but it's hardly a nightmare. Too monolithic though, and they like to violate the UNIX philosophy.
It wasn't really any better than upstart either, which is why I was mad about seeing ubuntu rip it out in order to replace it with systemd.
The main thing that concerns me most is that systemd is now dominant on virtually every linux platform and without competition it is going to stagnate.
Upstart wasn't perfect but it was decent and it was competition, it worked well for ubuntu and it would have been a better choice for debian (unfortunately the vote was split 50/50 and the tiebreaker guy decided on systemd).
It wasn't really any better than upstart either, which is why I was mad about seeing ubuntu rip it out in order to replace it with systemd.
The main thing that concerns me most is that systemd is now dominant on virtually every linux platform and without competition it is going to stagnate.
Upstart wasn't perfect but it was decent and it was competition, it worked well for ubuntu and it would have been a better choice for debian (unfortunately the vote was split 50/50 and the tiebreaker guy decided on systemd).