> On 19 Nov 2021, at 22:29, Peter Duffy <peter@???> wrote:
>
> I've recently been asked to recommend an upgrade route for a number of
> linux servers, and I proposed going to devuan. In response, I've had a
> concern raised which took me by surprise. It was suggested that in the
> future, it may not be possible to find staff who have the skills to
> administer and manage servers running non-systemd or pre-systemd
> distros/releases.
>
> I've tried to give reassurance - but I'm still wondering if this could
> be a valid concern. I'd always taken the view that it's primarily the
> linux sysadmin community which is trying to stop the onslaught of the
> systemd juggernaut - but obviously, the greater the proportion of
> servers running systemd-based distros/releases, the less staff get
> exposed to non-systemd management techniques and tools.
>
> I'd be grateful for thoughts and comments.

I’m waiting to see what comes out of the systemd replacement software in development by Laurent Bercot, the developer of s6. The project now has a corporate sponsor so it would appear someone sees a commercial benefit of his proposed design. I guess only time will tell whether it is enough to dislodge some of the pro-systemd arguments floating around management circles.

https://skarnet.com/projects/service-manager.html

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Tom