[kwlug-disc] What is all this about systemd?

Khalid Baheyeldin kb at 2bits.com
Tue Oct 28 09:30:14 EDT 2014


Yes, systemd makes writing init scripts (unit files now), very easy,
and structured. That is a good point going for it, plus the faster
reboot.

Those are not the problems that cause much objections, the problem is
the kitchen sink mentality (login, NTP, DHCP, DNS, ...), binary logs,
and lack of choice (e.g. Gnome forcing a systemd dependency, you
cannot have Gnome with another init system).

Someone already took the good parts of systemd, and removed the binary
log, and dependency chain. So we get the good syntax, faster boot
without those.

http://uselessd.darknedgy.net/

On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 11:21 PM, Paul Nijjar <paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca> wrote:
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> Here is a more positive experience of systemd, by somebody whose
> opinion I trust a lot:
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> http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/a_programmable_alarm_clock_using_systemd/
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> http://pnijjar.freeshell.org
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