[arch-general] Arch Linux and systemd

[Kyle]

I made the move to systemd on my flash drive install 2 days ago, and I 
have to say I am impressed. The only extra thing I needed to do was to 
write a unit file for espeakup, since there isn't yet a unit in the 
package or in systemd-arch-units. Writing the new .service file was 
extremely quick and painless, and worked the very first time I rebooted 
after enabling it. I didn't think it would be possible to make a very 
old computer with USB 1.1 boot or shutdown any faster, but systemd 
certainly made it happen with a minimum amount of effort, and everything 
works as well or better than it did before the migration. I also like 
the ease of use and configuration of systemd units and the intuitive 
layout of the files and directories. I also found the systemctl and 
journalctl commands to be very intuitive and easy to use. I only have to 
remember to include the .service suffix when enabling or disabling a 
service, as this process requires the complete unit name rather than 
just the name of the service, unlike starting, stopping, etc. Although 
there is always room for improvement in any software, systemd has come 
quite a long way in a relatively short amount of time, and continues to 
improve quickly. I would like to thank the systemd developers for their 
hard work, and the Arch developers for seeing systemd as a viable 
alternative to sysvinit and other aging and/or fragmented parts of a 
Linux system. Add me to the list of happy systemd users.
~Kyle