On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 11:49:11AM -0400, Alexandre wrote:
As a linux user, I'd say that the init system, as long as it works as it should and it gets you to your TDE desktop, is not a big matter to the end-user.
There's the rub -- does systemd work *as it should*? I don't think so.
I'm not an expert, but the systems administrators I work with have nothing but scorn for systemd. They're not all old Linux grey-beards either, in fact the ones who hate systemd the most are the young guys.
Also, do you remember how linux was almost as long to boot than to shut down?
*shrug* I don't care too much. It would be nice if my Raspberry Pi would boot up a bit quicker, but my other Linux systems -- a server and two desktops -- are on virtually 24/7 for months at a time. I don't care if they take a couple of minutes to boot up, because I only do so maybe once every six months. (And if I had a UPS at home, it would be less than that.)
As an end-user, what really concerns me about systemd that it apparently turns it into Windows: every software update requires a reboot. If true, that is, frankly, disgraceful and inexcusable. Windows has 10 or 15 years of history locking them into that behaviour. What's systemd's excuse?