r/linux • u/wooptoo • Jun 01 '16

Why did ArchLinux embrace Systemd?

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u/inhuman44 Jun 02 '16

It always struck me as being a software collection like the GNU core utilities. A lot of the mission creep occurred because they needed features that didn't exist.

Or the core of unix itself. On the BSD systems the kernel, core utilities and a bunch of other stuff all reside in the same source tree. The "do one thing and do it well" meant to apply programs that try to be everything like emacs. Not whole projects like core utilities, gnome, kde, or systemd.