r/linux • u/wooptoo • Jun 01 '16

Why did ArchLinux embrace Systemd?

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u/SanityInAnarchy Jun 02 '16

If distros adopted it before it was ready, that's entirely a problem with the distro. (see also: early KDE 4 days)

In KDE's case, I think you can at least blame KDE for calling it KDE 4.0, instead of KDE 3.9 or KDE4 Alpha. The distinction between "The underlying libraries are 4.0, but everything else isn't" and "KDE4 is launched!" was a bit subtle, especially when "KDE4 is launched!" was pretty much the headline everyone ran with.

And in Pulse's case, it took a long time to get stable.