I know you didn't get the chance to read this, but it specifically says:
Disclaimer: We are not sysvinit purists by any means. We do recognize the need for a new init system in the 21st century, but systemd is not it.
And I don't think that's an invalid point. I totally agree that a better init system is desirable, but I've also personally really struggled to understand why systemd is a good approach – it does seem, from someone who's not that close to the issue, that it's an extremely complex and monolithic approach to the problem.
Disclaimer: We are not sysvinit purists by any means. We do recognize the need for a new init system in the 21st century, but systemd is not it.
And I don't think that's an invalid point. I totally agree that a better init system is desirable, but I've also personally really struggled to understand why systemd is a good approach – it does seem, from someone who's not that close to the issue, that it's an extremely complex and monolithic approach to the problem.