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
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I think it's just a system daemon.
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?)
Re:System XVI: A replacement for systemd
by anth1y on Sunday September 13, 2015 @05:57PM
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They could be talking about pid 0 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_identifier
(See swapper or schedule)
Also, this is not yet a replacement for systemd:
(I think they mean "pid 1")