Hi, On 17.10.2014 11:52, Marco d'Itri wrote: >> for 30 years so why are some people pushing _so hard_ to replace it NOW and by something >> as controversal as the systemd stuff. > A vocal minority and a lot of trolls do not make something > controversial. No, the majority disregarding the needs of the minority makes it controversial. Debian has always aimed to be the "universal" operating system and be inclusive of desktop users, system administrators and system builders at the same time. Debian "jessie" fails to work in several instances on my embedded systems where "wheezy" used to work. I'd call that a severe regression, however for some reason that no longer counts because the majority has no such issues. The technical shortcomings of systemd are the smaller problem here. The way I've been treated (stopping short of directly accusing me to actively look for problems to complain about) whenever I was raising a technical issue suggests to me that this is not a healthy ecosystem that can handle different viewpoints from members of the community. The "us vs them" attitude has permeated both camps by now, and the only way out I can see is to find a solution that allows both sides to install the solution that works best for them, without sacrificing too much functionality. Simon
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