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Re:sixos: A nix OS without systemd [video] by rcxdude on Friday January 31, 2025 @05:16AM (#42886330)
Nothing in there looks particularly big or important, though. There was a lot of noise about GNOME and mutter requiring it, but that has been changed as noted on that page. Dbus is a big one, but a) the socket activation feature of it requires integration with or reimplementation of a service system, and b) There is an implementation that works with openRC instead (just not the one mentioned on that page).
Re:sixos: A nix OS without systemd [video] by t43562 on Friday January 31, 2025 @12:03PM (#42889380)
I'm using dbus on Artix without systemd. No idea how but it's there.

Dbus itself is another questionable service IMO but it got baked in rather a long time ago and is harder to replace.