Hello:

On 25 Jun 2024 at 13:19, Peter Duffy wrote:

> "... a fundamental core function of the operating system."

And what did you expect?
A reasonable answer / explanation?

systemd is *not* optional because it was *not* designed to be a
solution to *anything*, much less the "boots faster" crap spewed all
over the web as one of the prime justifications for its existence.

The answer you received to your question clearly indicates how it
evolved.

Like I wrote in here some time ago:

" ... systemd is part of a decades old, solidly established agenda,
not secret or hidden but in plain sight from the very start."

BTW: do you know where Poettering works now?*
* -> paraphrasing the famous PSA announcement in US TV ca. 1960/1980.

"... it was never considered as optional by the systemd crowd: no one
in their sane mind would go for it so they opted to rig the system
and forcefully shove it down everyone's throat."

" ... forgetting that systemd flies in the face of absolutely
*everything* Unix/Linux philosophy stands for and that it was
invented as a *solution* looking for multiple problems albeit with
the sole purpose of wrecking the Linux ecosystem from within."

An interesting reply?
Really?

Best,

A.