tornow@riseup.net wrote:
And you really think making another thread about the subject is the right way to "stop" the discussions about systemd? You couldn't have said that in one of the existing threads? You missed the option to invest the energy in distributions which don't use systemd. People are angry, disappointed, sad. Just like others are happy with Debian's decision to use systemd. Not sure why there should be no feedback about the decision (but it sure is one reason why i see no sense in sticking with Debian. Down-your-throat-and-no-be-silent is not what i am looking for. Debian offtopic IRC channel says: "init rants > /dev/null." Cool, huh? ). If you really want to do something constructive: Do it. No one hinders you.
You know, it is still possible that the installer team will fix bug #668001, systemd-shim will stabilize, and it will remain possible in some future release of Jessie, to build and run a Jessie system without systemd taking over one's system. Or maybe folks will come to their senses for Jessie+1. Wheezy has some life in it yet. There's time to wait and see, and to see whether systemd turns the entire Linux ecosystem into a monoculture.
That's why I'm sticking around for now. It's also why I'm hedging my bets by exploring other distros and platforms, and the possibility of a fork - and trying to be constructive by comparing notes with others who are doing the same.
Miles Fidelman