Hello:

On 25 Feb 2026 at 17:25, Martin Steigerwald wrote:

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> ... still of the opinion that Systemd is a perfect example of
> Microsoft's strategy: embrace, extent and extinguish.
I would phrase it differently:

... Systemd is nothing but Microsoft's embrace, extent and
extinguish.
ie: a *continuation* of the same thing it started over 30 years ago.

> ... Lennart Poettering has been calling me names for that.
Has he?
Oh my ... 8^°

Do not fret, *every* dog has his day.
Poettering is no exception to that rule.

History will only remember him as a nocive blip in Linux programming.

Best,

A.