> I don't know anything about systemd, nor do I want to.
Well, that’s fine. We’re mostly talking about self-hosting web servers, and you don’t need to know anything about systemd in order to run a web server on Linux, any more than you need to know about fuel injection computers because you drive a car.
The reason I’m familiar with systemd is for other reasons besides hosting a web site.
I don’t know how problems with IMEs or desktop Linux got brought up, I’m not sure I’m following the conversation.
The conversation is about why it takes for something to be usable by end users.
I absolutely have problems with configuration via text files.
A lot of things on linux desktops that a typical user wants to do require editing text files to work. For example, try searching for information about how to enable Japanese input in Gnome or XFCE desktops. Invariably, the steps involve installing and configuring some specific packages, and editing several text files to let the system know about the fact that you want to use an IME for text input.
This is unacceptable.