Open Letter to the Linux World

it's not that it's not perfect - it's dangerous and fundamentally NOT in the spirit of *NIX. It does not makes things better - it makes things more like Windows and Apple. If you feel Windows and/or Apple are better, then I suggest you use them instead. What many younger people seem to think is that Free == no cost. Freedom is about choice and control over your own destiny. systemd is an affront to all of the things GNU/Linux has stood for for two decades. It's been adopted because the main desktop environment has gotten in bed with systemd and now depends on it. I would urge you to think about it in terms of how this adoption will limit choice in the future, and ultimately cede control of literally all of Linux's underpinnings to a single entity. Has nothing Snowden revealed gotten into your head yet?

systemd seems bloated and could not be cleanly replaced.<p>I&#x27;m using arch linux, even if I removed systemd completely, all daemon-related packages would still install systemd configuration files.

I&#x27;m praying at the alter of simplicity too. Replacing shell scripts, daemonizing techniques, supervisord, and tools to drop privilege more easily with .service files makes adding services simpler.

Why post a link to that here? systemd is not perfect, but it&#x27;s a well-designed and competent piece of work that makes things better for users, developers, and admins. It&#x27;s been adopted by most distributions now, which must indicate merit. As a developer and user, on balance I&#x27;m delighted by the Debian Foundation&#x27;s decision.