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Re:System XVI: A replacement for systemd by lambda on Sunday September 13, 2015 @05:26PM (#10212844)
It's systemd, not SystemD.

Also, this is not yet a replacement for systemd:

  #include <stdio.h>
  
  int main (int argc, char * argv[])
  {
      printf ("defer work on the pid 0 until we have a functioning "
              "service manager\n");
      return 0;
  }
(I think they mean "pid 1")
Re:System XVI: A replacement for systemd by 0x0 on Sunday September 13, 2015 @06:23PM (#10212981)
No doubt that "System D" (500) is a play on words against "sys V init" (5)... "100 times better"!?
Re:System XVI: A replacement for systemd by Redoubts on Sunday September 13, 2015 @06:25PM (#10212986)
I think it's just a system daemon.
Re:System XVI: A replacement for systemd by lcr on Sunday September 13, 2015 @08:45PM (#10213247)
He might be referencing systemd's site [1]:

>But then again, if all that appears too simple to you, call it (but never spell it!) System Five Hundred since D is the roman numeral for 500 (this also clarifies the relation to System V, right?)

[1] http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/

Re:System XVI: A replacement for systemd by anth1y on Sunday September 13, 2015 @05:57PM (#10212933)
They could be talking about pid 0 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_identifier (See swapper or schedule)
Re:System XVI: A replacement for systemd by vmorgulis on Sunday September 13, 2015 @05:53PM (#10212921)
You're right for the name. Thank you.