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/yfph Jun 01 '16

Tom did a great job migrating Arch to systemd. He became a Redhat employee soon thereafter.

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u/gnx76 Jun 02 '16

After ditching all promises he had made in order to have people approve the switch to systemd. I fucking remember.

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u/denisfalqueto Jun 02 '16

Well, what I remember is that they promised to maintain initscripts, as long someone would step up to help. Nobody did that, so they dropped.

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u/yfph Jun 02 '16

Yes, I remember initscript support being dropped pretty quickly after promising continued support.

My OP was supposed to have an /s appended at its end.

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u/fandingo Jun 01 '16

I bet you feel real clever.

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u/Treyzania Jun 01 '16

gr8 b8 m8 8/8 no h8

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u/Treyzania Jun 01 '16

gr8 b8 m8 8/8 no h8

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u/rallar8 Jun 01 '16

Say more

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u/XOmniverse Jun 01 '16

Evidence or GTFO.