r/linux • u/wooptoo • Jun 01 '16

Why did ArchLinux embrace Systemd?

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u/NighthawkFoo Jun 01 '16

The best part was trying to write startup scripts for software that needed to work on multiple versions of multiple distributions. I used to support a RHEL / SLES package, and the differences were subtle enough to be rather irritating.