Re:Systemd, 10 years later (2020)
by vladvasiliu on Sunday January 09, 2022 @02:49AM
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> Similarly, the monoculture created by systemd is influencing how the future of Linux evolves by making some things easier and others harder.
While I agree with the broader point about (any) monoculture, I don't think that this can be blamed on systemd.
Systemd did not itself create the monoculture. When it came up, it was one of a multiculture. Distro maintainers then chose it en masse so that it became a de facto monoculture.
I'm not saying that necessarily makes it the best choice, though.
On a slightly different note, I find such comments funny in a way, because one of the reasons given for Linux's lack of market share on "the desktop" and, broadly, as a platform for "enterprise" software (think Adobe, etc.) is because the ecosystem is so fragmented. So, essentially, the platform isn't considered because it's not a monoculture (as would be Windows and Mac).
While I agree with the broader point about (any) monoculture, I don't think that this can be blamed on systemd.
Systemd did not itself create the monoculture. When it came up, it was one of a multiculture. Distro maintainers then chose it en masse so that it became a de facto monoculture.
I'm not saying that necessarily makes it the best choice, though.
On a slightly different note, I find such comments funny in a way, because one of the reasons given for Linux's lack of market share on "the desktop" and, broadly, as a platform for "enterprise" software (think Adobe, etc.) is because the ecosystem is so fragmented. So, essentially, the platform isn't considered because it's not a monoculture (as would be Windows and Mac).