Are there any comparisons of init systems that focus daily use metrics? Stuff like what writing scripts looks like and boot times and logging capabilities? (And any other use cases that are common)

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      6 hours ago

      Systemd is feature-rich but controversial. Its monolithic design bundles service management, logging, networking, device management, and more into a single codebase exceeding 1.4 million lines of code.

      That is a gross misrepresentation of systemd…

      It’s like saying GNU coreutils is monolithic because all of the individual tools combined are bundled together.

      Systemd is comprised of many individual applications.

      • dropdrip@lemmy.ml
        6·
        5 hours ago

        Even systemd-less distros need to implement ‘fake’ systemd components. It’s like a cancer. No one’s voluntarily using sub-components of systemd without systemd. It is a monolithic thing.

        • Tobias Hunger@programming.dev
          1·
          3 hours ago

          How does systemd dare to provide useful functionality? It should be just as useless as all the other inits that nobody ever felt the need to depend on, simply because they do nothing interesting.

          You can just build a way more functional and secure system with all the cool features systemd provides.