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Every time someone posts about systemd I just paste in the link to the Tragedy of systemd video https://youtu.be/o_AIw9bGogo and move on
Apparently, I’ve already “liked” this video, even though I don’t remember it at all… Time for a rewatch!
I've seen this talk before, but right at the beginning he links this blog-post which I didn't read the last time: https://blog.aurynn.com/2015/12/16-contempt-culture
It's worth linking here because it's highly relevant to these kinds of discussions, and I like that he starts off his video acknowledging it.
That's a fantastic talk. I listen to it about once a year and it still holds up (as in the systemd haters are still mostly salty and uninterested in building a better alternative)
The only somewhat serious build-an-alternative-project I know of is Chimera Linux, see their FAQ: https://chimera-linux.org/docs/faq#what-is-the-projects-take-on-systemd
That talk is so good. Great idea.