>    Imagine the chaos if the maintainers of the
> C library behaved in a like manner (okay, we'd have Python, but I
> digress;-)

     Let's hope GNU will keep away from systemd! Imagine GCC, LaTeX or 
Emacs depending on it >:o

     By the way, I read in this list that Torvalds does not care of 
systemd, but did Stallman express any opinion?

     Didier