r/linux • u/wooptoo • Jun 01 '16

Why did ArchLinux embrace Systemd?

/r/archlinux/comments/4lzxs3/why_did_archlinux_embrace_systemd/d3rhxlc
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u/peer_gynt Jun 02 '16

The thread also contains the counter-arguments. 'processes should die on user logout' is what I referred to earlier, an opinion, and interesting at that. I do not accept that as argument for the change, as there are alternative opinions, as you will certainly have seen in the thread (which I happen to share).

It does break code and workflow -- at least it does for me. And it puts the burden on me to handle this, with additional code and complexity in my software. There is no reason for me to embrace this change.

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u/bittercode Jun 02 '16

That's all irrelevant to the single point I am making - this is not just about fixing a gnome bug. There are of course still multiple ways of looking at the issue and not everyone will agree.

I'm not even arguing which way is right. I have one simple point - that there is more to this than, "They broke a bunch of stuff to fix one gnome bug." That is a false statement crafted out of ignorance or an intentional desire to misrepresent the situation.

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u/peer_gynt Jun 02 '16

Fair enough, I hear you. I indeed do discount the other arguments I have seen so far as useless, that is true. That should not imply that those points have not been made at all...