On 24 July 2012 10:43, Ike Devolder <ike.devolder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Op dinsdag 24 juli 2012 10:29:25 schreef Calvin Morrison: >> > Personally, I get exasperated when people don't take the time to >> > educate themselves before making broad and incorrect assertions. There >> > is a huge amount of documentation, discussion and other sources of >> > information about systemd available online. Moreover, there is the >> > source-code, and even the packages in Arch one can try out. There >> > really is no excuse. >> >> Well for me I do not have the time to go about learning the latest and >> greatest init system, desktop environment, whatever. I still use KDE3, >> I use old school init systems... why? because I use my system to do >> work not to tinker. I need it to "just work" and continue working in >> the same way it has. I don't want to become educated on the latest >> coolest thing, I just want something that will work and work well. I >> do not have time to pour through documentation of systemd just to >> figure out how to work it. When change is just for change I do not >> like it. >> >> Calvin > > my 2cents on your usecase: > Arch Linux is always the newest and latest and ... > so maybe your use-case does not fit this distributions profile > > if you really want everything to stay the same forever there are distributions > out there which fit your needs exactly, but in my idea Arch is not it. > > --Ike "To summarize: Arch Linux is a versatile, and simple distribution designed to fit the needs of the competent Linux® user. It is both powerful and easy to manage, making it an ideal distro for servers and workstations. Take it in any direction you like. If you share this vision of what a GNU/Linux distribution should be, then you are welcomed and encouraged to use it freely, get involved, and contribute to the community. Welcome to Arch!" I have been using Arch since 2009. I like it a lot. It serves me very well :-) Calvin
