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On Wed, 15 May 2024 09:08:31 -0000 (UTC), Sebastian obviously hasn’t read 
the biggest myths about systemd <http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/the-
biggest-myths.html>:

> This contrasts with Systemd, which has more in common with communism. It
> demands that everything be remade the Systemd way ...

It doesn’t demand anything. It’s Open Source, which means it respects your 
freedoms. Also, like all good system software, it is designed to offer 
“mechanism, not policy”. It provides the mechanisms, which you can 
configure to implement whatever policies you like.

> ... and has forced many poorly-reinvented wheels on
> us in the process ...

It is made up of modular pieces. Outside of the core (init, journald, 
udevd), everything else is optional.

> ... Even sshd had to be made to depend on it ...

That was purely a distro choice, to take advantage of the more robust 
service-management features that systemd offers.