On 08/10/19 05:37, golinux@??? wrote:

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>>> One para on why systemd isn't in the spirit of free software and one
>>> on open
>>> source vs free software is still on my personal wish list.
>>
>> Here you go:
>>
>>     One of the unique attributes of the free software world
>> historically has
>>     been the modular nature of system components. There was
>> opportunity for
>>     anyone with an interest in doing so to write a replacement for a
>>     component, and if the software they wrote was reliable and
>> presented novel
>>     features, it might become the preferred solution for that
>> particular task.
>>     The end result of this was that a wide variety of code from a large,
>>     diverse group of free software developers saw use in many systems,
>> giving
>>     free software users a choice in what software they used. Because
>> of this,
>>     we have a number of excellent free software solutions to serve almost
>>     every function - mailers of various sorts, loggers, web servers,
>> process
>>     monitors, domain name system software, with the list going on nearly
>>     indefinitely, and this flexibility and suitability has made free
>> software
>>     the preferred platform for writing and running software services
>> of all
>>     types.
>>
>>     One of the issues with systemd is that, contrary to the Unix
>> philosophy of
>>    "do one thing and do it well", systemd seeks to do all things, and to
>>     explicitly crowd out other software by offering tightly-integrated
>> modules
>>     that are heavily dependent upon one another. As operating systems
>>     integrate systemd, the temptation exists to run more and more systemd
>>     code, with each piece being difficult to replace individually given
>>     systemd's lack of interest in portability or standards compliance.
>> Systemd
>>     seeks to define a new, defacto standard, controlled by the relatively
>>     small and isolated group of systemd developers, rather than
>> adhering to
>>     portable, proven, multi-vendor POSIX standards, honed through
>> decades of
>>     experience running complex, critical, real-world computer systems.
>>
>> Note: I'm fond of my commas and would prefer that if this is used, it
>> remain
>> largely intact.
>>
>
> Oh, my . . .  That is way too wordy and out of character with the rest
> of the very friendly and accessible free software page.  File this under
> "be careful what you wish for".  LOL!!!  Sorry for your trouble.
>
Actually, I thought it to be a rather nicely rounded explanation that
would be useful for explaining the broad reason why systemd is
anti-thetical to free software. We should use it...

Dan

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