On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 11:08 AM, C Anthony Risinger <anthony@xxxxxxx> wrote: > no flexibility is lost by moving to systemd, and really, much more > gained: wider userbase, wider testbase, simple units to write, simple > units to read, loosely coupled ordering, implicit dependencies, Grand > Unified logging capabilities, and of course, much better > speed/reliability/robustness. These are all unwarranted assumptions. I would like to see the evidence for each one of these claims, and if you don't have hard evidence at best these are *opinions*. I do have contrary evidence for some of these, but I'm not claiming anything, you are, so you have the burden of proof. > take the (unanimous?) sentiments exhibiting by our developers -- and > *many* developers elsewhere, in a great variety of capacities/niches > -- as a sign of the good things to come. i fully expect 99%+ will have > little trouble adjusting, and 98% will at that time agree it was > clearly the right choice. Maybe, maybe not, but is it the right choice *now*? That's the question. > initiatives like this are not removing choice Yes they are. I don't want to use systemd, what will be my choice? -- Felipe Contreras
