Chris's Wiki :: blog/linux/SystemdShouldBeBetter Commentshttps://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/SystemdShouldBeBetter?atomcommentsDWiki2017-02-07T03:49:09ZRecent comments in Chris's Wiki :: blog/linux/SystemdShouldBeBetter.By Chris Siebenmann on /blog/linux/SystemdShouldBeBettertag:CSpace:blog/linux/SystemdShouldBeBetter:b5f6935a2e024d51c93a4344435755b85fceda7fChris Siebenmann<div class="wikitext"><p>I think how the SATA thing turned out is typical of what seems to be
the way that the systemd developers are approaching the world nowadays.
I wrote more about that in <a href="https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/SystemdAndItsIdealism">SystemdAndItsIdealism</a>.</p>
</div>2017-02-07T03:49:09ZBy Anon on /blog/linux/SystemdShouldBeBettertag:CSpace:blog/linux/SystemdShouldBeBetter:c7fe1853829931884ccfc8b627c13b639d492a3fAnon<div class="wikitext"><p>What are your thoughts on how the whole SATA port thing turned out?</p>
</div>2017-02-06T22:43:01ZBy David Magda on /blog/linux/SystemdShouldBeBettertag:CSpace:blog/linux/SystemdShouldBeBetter:d2c2dec5ca3b5422db0bf3c78382580770dc50f8David Magdahttp://www.magda.ca/<div class="wikitext"><p>I think that for a lot of people, the issue/s they have with <code>systemd</code> are not with systemd-as-init-system, but with systemd-as-the-kitchen-sink. If <code>systemd</code> had kept to process management many people would be okay, but at this point even GNOME has a dependency on it. And exactly why did <code>udev</code> have to be incorporated into it in a monolithic / tight coupling fashion?</p>
<p>Then there's the logging: if you want to improve it then create a new logging system, but how many years has it been and <code>journald</code> <em>still</em> can't send logs off-machine? <em>Really?</em> I have to start up (e.g.) <code>rsyslogd</code> and use that on my servers as well? I now have two logging systems running. And <code>journald</code> isn't ACID, so you can loose data? That's an "improvement"?</p>
<p>Then there's the file system mounting: "Oh, one half of your mirrored-pair is unavailable? I'll just halt on boot." No you fool, I set up mirrors so things keep going!</p>
<p>I think <code>systemd</code> will end up illustrating a Jamie Zawinski (JWZ) quotation and continue to expand until it can read mail.</p>
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