Re:Porting systemd to musl Libc-powered Linux
by consteval on Friday September 06, 2024 @11:38AM
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> Somehow the fact that users want features systemd lacks never comes up
These? Don't exist.
Systemd is the most feature complete and it's not even close. Runit has nothing to offer that systemd cannot provide, but the inverse isn't even close to being true.
You have to realize these distros are usually general purpose who serve A LOT of use cases. They target desktops, home servers, professional servers, enterprise. That's a lot of different users with a lot of different needs.
Now you may think some of those needs/features are stupid, unnecessary, or (everyone's favorite word) "bloat". But the reality is some people rely on them so they push for them to be added.
Now you have a problem where you need all these features. Distros can choose to maintain 2 init systems (hard) or just go with the one that provides features. The choice is, and was, obvious.
> EEE
Oh, drop the delusion. Systemd didn't do anything, the distros chose this and they chose it because it's the best. If that makes you uncomfortable I don't care - in fact nobody cares.
These? Don't exist.
Systemd is the most feature complete and it's not even close. Runit has nothing to offer that systemd cannot provide, but the inverse isn't even close to being true.
You have to realize these distros are usually general purpose who serve A LOT of use cases. They target desktops, home servers, professional servers, enterprise. That's a lot of different users with a lot of different needs.
Now you may think some of those needs/features are stupid, unnecessary, or (everyone's favorite word) "bloat". But the reality is some people rely on them so they push for them to be added.
Now you have a problem where you need all these features. Distros can choose to maintain 2 init systems (hard) or just go with the one that provides features. The choice is, and was, obvious.
> EEE
Oh, drop the delusion. Systemd didn't do anything, the distros chose this and they chose it because it's the best. If that makes you uncomfortable I don't care - in fact nobody cares.