Re:Gnome introducing stronger dependencies on systemd
by pcpuser on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @03:28AM
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This is such a stupid argument. The 3 Es came from Microsoft which didn't write a lick of open-source code back then. All of Gnome and Systemd is open-source. If you're so worried about being extinguished, you're free to come up with a better alternative. It's been almost a decade so you'll forgive me for not holding my breath.
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Re:Gnome introducing stronger dependencies on systemd
by msgodel on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @04:51AM
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Interestingly enough Poettering works for Microsoft now.
Re:Gnome introducing stronger dependencies on systemd
by pcpuser on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @08:24AM
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Times change too. Microsoft does a ton of open source. They maintain an excellent immutable Linux distro. As always the true enemy is dogma and a cult-like adherence to it.
Re:Gnome introducing stronger dependencies on systemd
by pona-a on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @05:27AM
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Look at how well forking worked for elogind. It's been a constant burden for Gentoo and they've been looking to replace it ever since. APIs are sticky, and they are chosen because they're common, not because they're good.