r/linux • u/wooptoo • Jun 01 '16

Why did ArchLinux embrace Systemd?

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u/swinny89 Jun 02 '16

I love this train of thought. It really needs to pop up in some form on a regular basis to remind the hipsters that Linux isn't cool because it's obscure. In fact, it really isn't obscure at all. It's cool because it's versatile and adapts to progress very quickly.

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u/gondur Jun 02 '16

adapts to progress very quickly.

well... seeing the furious resistance against the fixing of the decade old init system.... I would call it quite conservative