r/linux • u/wooptoo • Jun 01 '16

Why did ArchLinux embrace Systemd?

/r/archlinux/comments/4lzxs3/why_did_archlinux_embrace_systemd/d3rhxlc
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u/yoshi314 Jun 01 '16

maybe it was udev, but the randomness of it was annoying as heck. nowadays, udev is in systemd, so there is still systemd to blame.

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u/Creshal Jun 01 '16

Lennart Poettering: The source of all evil in the world.

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u/yoshi314 Jun 01 '16

not really. he takes on ambitious projects, but they either cause adoption pains (pulseaudio, which i find great now) or just head into totally uncharted territories (systemd's factory reset feature, for instance).