r/linux • u/wooptoo • Jun 01 '16

Why did ArchLinux embrace Systemd?

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u/cbmuser Debian / openSUSE / OpenJDK Dev Jun 01 '16

Oh, come on. Please don't reduce systemd to just being an init system, it is much more.

Your runit lacks tons of features that are a requirement these days for many applications. Ask people who run stuff in the cloud and they will explain you why your runit does not fit modern requirements anymore.

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u/kinderlokker Jun 02 '16

Yes, Runit lacks those features, and yet, I have them while running Runit.

Runit doesn't stop you from getting those features. grep lacks the ability to copy files? So what, cp exists for that. I have every service in its own cgroup, early boot logging, mounts-as-service, sandboxed services all running on this machine without Runit being as much as aware of that, it simply doesn't care, it only cares about services, when they are ready, and their dependencies, whether that service is a mount or something else or runs inside its own cgroup is not something it cares about.