Re:Linux distros without systemd
by yellowapple on Monday May 20, 2019 @09:04PM
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> looking at sysvinit
That's the thing: there are lots of alternatives besides sysvinit specifically (OpenRC, Upstart, BSD-style RC, launchd, SMF, runit, etc.) on varying scales from "simpler than even sysvinit" to "more feature-rich than systemd". And yet, the best the systemd advocates could ever muster up is/was criticizing specific flaws with just sysvinit.
Of course sysvinit sucks, but you'll notice that (Devuan being the notable exception) most of the article's listed distros use something that's very much not sysvinit.
That's the thing: there are lots of alternatives besides sysvinit specifically (OpenRC, Upstart, BSD-style RC, launchd, SMF, runit, etc.) on varying scales from "simpler than even sysvinit" to "more feature-rich than systemd". And yet, the best the systemd advocates could ever muster up is/was criticizing specific flaws with just sysvinit.
Of course sysvinit sucks, but you'll notice that (Devuan being the notable exception) most of the article's listed distros use something that's very much not sysvinit.