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From: not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Subject: Re: The Tragedy Of systemd
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Phillip Frabott <nntp@fulltermprivacy.com> wrote:
> Is there anything else other then Systemd and InitV?

There are lots of 'em. OpenRC is another common default for
distros.

Here's a list, but not complete:
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Comparison_of_init_systems

Also Busybox has a clone of SysV init, and OpenWrt has their own
"procd" system.

> Now, I'll give everyone this, most people don't think about "Why Systemd 
> vs Why InitV" when they build their systems and if they don't have a 
> distro that gives them a choice then sure, they are going to choose 
> whatever their distro comes with (I hate distro's BTW. Build your own 
> source or go home is my take, but I digress).

Well I started taking Systemd with the distros, then I had to
actually change something with it and experienced the appalling
design, then I made the effort to switch everything back to SysVinit
(I found Devuan, with its separate package repos, far more reliable
than AntiX as a Systemd-free version of Debian). My reasons had
already been stated, and argued against, by others at that point.
No reason for me to go into them now.

> I don't think it's a bad thing that we have 2 systems to choose from. 
> Each has it's place. Personally, I'd love to see at least 3 more options 
> but I don't think that will happen any time soon.

Systemd is an obscenely complicated way to do an init system, but
there's nothing about it that needs to be complicated. It does a
simple job at heart and new alternatives aren't hard to make (or
find).

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