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Andrzej Matuch wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:50:08 +0000, candycanearter07 wrote:
>
>> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote at 15:26 this Tuesday (GMT):
>>> On 4/23/2024 12:24 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>> I recently discovered this French phrase, “Système D”, where the D is
>>>> supposed to stand for “debrouillardise”. It basically refers to an
>>>> ability to improvise and adapt your way around challenges, in whatever
>>>> situation you encounter.
>>>> 
>>>> The opposite of that, of course, would be a rigid inflexibility, an
>>>> unwillingness to recognize that your old, traditional way of doing
>>>> things is no longer fit for purpose.
>>>> 
>>>> Relevance? Look at the small, but shrill phalanx of systemd-haters,
>>>> and tell me: would you say they are lacking in “Système D”? I would
>>>> say they are.
>>>
>>> bwa!
>>>
>>> Nice pwnage of that party-of-1 systemd-hating wackjob Feeb.
>> 
>> I don't get why, but systemd hate is pretty common.
>
> Because it removes some of the control users have over the services run on 
> their system. The alternative is much worse, but they resist change in all 
> forms. 

I don't think it removes control, it's just a more efficient way to start/stop
"services" (if you should pardon the expression).

I use "systemctl --user" for starting/stopping mpd, for example.

And of course you can, if careful, add and removed automatic "services".

-- 
Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed
down-stairs a step at a time.
		-- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar