On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 11:08 AM, C Anthony Risinger <anthony@xtfx.me> wrote:
no flexibility is lost by moving to systemd, and really, much more gained: wider userbase, wider testbase, simple units to write, simple units to read, loosely coupled ordering, implicit dependencies, Grand Unified logging capabilities, and of course, much better speed/reliability/robustness.
These are all unwarranted assumptions. I would like to see the evidence for each one of these claims, and if you don't have hard evidence at best these are *opinions*. I do have contrary evidence for some of these, but I'm not claiming anything, you are, so you have the burden of proof.
take the (unanimous?) sentiments exhibiting by our developers -- and *many* developers elsewhere, in a great variety of capacities/niches -- as a sign of the good things to come. i fully expect 99%+ will have little trouble adjusting, and 98% will at that time agree it was clearly the right choice.
Maybe, maybe not, but is it the right choice *now*? That's the question.
initiatives like this are not removing choice
Yes they are. I don't want to use systemd, what will be my choice? -- Felipe Contreras