Re: "Lennart Poettering Linux" -- some real eye openers here ... don't be blindsided!

[Matt Ventura <mattventura@mattventura.net>]

On 11/9/2014 11:01 PM, Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Andrew McGlashan:
> > Forwarding a message "as is" from another mailing list ... very relevant
> > to Linux and the systemd dilemma.
> No, it is not.
>
> Sorry, but requiring an up-to-date kernel (or any other infrastructure you
> rely on) instead of maintaining workarounds and compatibility code in
> perpetuity makes perfect sense.
>
> If you don't like that choice, you have a lot of legitimate options
>
> * use another init
> * use an older version of systemd
> * upgrade your kernel
> * back-port the features you want/need
>
> Note that bitching about upstream choices on debian-vote is not included in
> this list.
The problem is that option #1 is becoming less and less viable due to 
more and
more packages pulling in systemd dependencies, sometimes completely
unecessarily from a functionality standpoint.

I use systemd on a laptop and a desktop (voluntarily, not because of
dependencies), but it's fairly clear that there are enough reasons for 
systemd
to not be forced on people.

I find it quite ironic that people are complaining about a GR being used to
force a decision on people when this whole thing started because systemd is
being forced on people.