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Re:What should we expect from a modern init system? by hdevalence on Monday January 20, 2014 @01:25PM (#7090982)
The post linked describes quite well an example situation systemd solves, and why something like systemd is needed. Perhaps you should look at it.
Re:What should we expect from a modern init system? by otterley on Monday January 20, 2014 @01:46PM (#7091096)
Isn't that an implementation detail though? sysvinit is just a series of scripts that are grouped by runlevel. It says nothing about what those scripts must do; it could very well be that a better implementation of the mounting scripts fixes the problem without having to throw out the baby with the bathwater.
Re:What should we expect from a modern init system? by bkor on Monday January 20, 2014 @02:08PM (#7091205)
Devices come and go. This is explained in the linked article…
Re:What should we expect from a modern init system? by mansr on Monday January 20, 2014 @01:47PM (#7091105)
OpenRC is exactly that.