Re:Linux distros without systemd
by JdeBP on Monday May 20, 2019 @08:11PM
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systemd was aimed at the problems with Upstart rather than the problems with van Smoorenburg rc. van Smooreburg rc had already been superseded for its creators. Fedora was using Upstart.
The problems with van Smoorenburg rc are widely acknowledged, however, and motivated the creation of Upstart, finit, init-ng, and many other softwares; indeed, the problems of System 3/5 init/rc, which van Smoorenburg rc began as a clone of, similarly motivated the creation of the SAF in AT&T Unix System 5 release 4, the Solaris SMF, and the AIX SRC. There is a history of superseding them that goes back for decades. It is clearly wrong to claim that they are without problem. They've been recognized as problematic and people have been replacing them since before Linux was invented.
The problems with van Smoorenburg rc are widely acknowledged, however, and motivated the creation of Upstart, finit, init-ng, and many other softwares; indeed, the problems of System 3/5 init/rc, which van Smoorenburg rc began as a clone of, similarly motivated the creation of the SAF in AT&T Unix System 5 release 4, the Solaris SMF, and the AIX SRC. There is a history of superseding them that goes back for decades. It is clearly wrong to claim that they are without problem. They've been recognized as problematic and people have been replacing them since before Linux was invented.
* http://jdebp.uk./FGA/system-5-rc-problems.html
* http://jdebp.uk./FGA/unix-service-access-facility.html
* https://blog.darknedgy.net/technology/2015/09/05/0/