No I am fully aware that systemd targets Linux and OpenBSD is, well, not Linux. But seriously, what's the status of init in OpenBSD? Last time I used it (around 5.2 for some odd sparc servers that didn't support anything else apart from Solaris) it was still/etc/rc.d scripts, and no respawn if a service crashed etc.
If a Poettering-like asshole was detected anywhere near OpenBSD, they would be shot down like an aircraft flying over the White House without clearance.
For variable values of "improvements". Some people (usually ones with a lot of experience and insights) think that the makers of systemd do not understand how Unix works or how to do professional system administration and hence view systemd rightfully as a step backwards.
Unix is an evolving class of operating systems and they work the way we make them work. Sometimes we come up with new ideas that may or may not improve it. Almost no one agrees that Unix of the 90s was at perfection and that nothing would ever have to be changed again.
That there's no point in talking about "how Unix works" since Unix has never been consistent unless you're talking about some of the really old AT&T releases. Once there were multiple Unix vendors things started changing all the time. What we're seeing now in the Linux space is no different from what has always been the case.
The UNIX philosophy was always groups of simple tools that do one thing and do it well. You pipe them together and parse the data however you want. Systemd does the exact opposite of that. One monolithic service doing everything but poorly. None of these new ideas have undergone any real testing other than shipping the distro when they compile. You're beta testing this bullshit.
Well, those that do not understand Unix are bound to re-invent its mechanisms, poorly. Systemd is a text-book example of that. Unfortunately, with the Linux community growing, far more idiots came in in recent years than people with a clue.
Well, those that do not understand Unix are bound to re-invent its mechanisms, poorly. Systemd is a text-book example of that. Unfortunately, with the Linux community growing, far more idiots came in in recent years than people with a clue.
Here we go again.
Init is standard because it is the best and why change for the sake of change? Name one other OS that has switched away from init? 1. Solaris EMF (2008)... uh 2. MacOSX LaunchD(2006)... well I guess it is not really Unix 3. NetBSD (2008?)... hey wait a minute. It is still init... well modules in its place. You edit those. Hmmm different and not the traditional unix way 4. Ubuntu Upstart(2010?)... hey wait a minute pal! Ubuntu is cool and no way and you MR. GATES ARE A TROLL!! 5, Linux (Syste
You may have read that, but reality is shit like systemd hanging indefinitely waiting to detect a wireless mouse dongle (noticed it was hung booting and rebooted after five hours, then pulled the dongle and rebooted again). The parallel idea didn't happen. The rage is due to it being perpetually a half finished sack of shit expanding into other areas before the existing ones are fixed. It's more rage at poor implementation than the idea itself.
This bad? That is staggering. I think the following applies pretty well to the systemd team:
"Someone who considers himself too important for small jobs is often too small for important jobs" -- Jaques Tati
Solid engineering requires attention to detail. Rushing off to break even more other functionality before your replacement stuff works well is a sure recipe for disaster. Incidentally, while I do not have "rage" for them (they are far too unimportant to me), the defects of the idea itself ma
A penny saved is a penny to squander.
-- Ambrose Bierce
Does it have systemd? (Score:0)
No I am fully aware that systemd targets Linux and OpenBSD is, well, not Linux. But seriously, what's the status of init in OpenBSD? Last time I used it (around 5.2 for some odd sparc servers that didn't support anything else apart from Solaris) it was still /etc/rc.d scripts, and no respawn if a service crashed etc.
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No, it doesn't have systemd.
If a Poettering-like asshole was detected anywhere near OpenBSD, they would be shot down like an aircraft flying over the White House without clearance.
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For variable values of "improvements". Some people (usually ones with a lot of experience and insights) think that the makers of systemd do not understand how Unix works or how to do professional system administration and hence view systemd rightfully as a step backwards.
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Your point?
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The UNIX philosophy was always groups of simple tools that do one thing and do it well. You pipe them together and parse the data however you want. Systemd does the exact opposite of that. One monolithic service doing everything but poorly. None of these new ideas have undergone any real testing other than shipping the distro when they compile. You're beta testing this bullshit.
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Well, those that do not understand Unix are bound to re-invent its mechanisms, poorly. Systemd is a text-book example of that. Unfortunately, with the Linux community growing, far more idiots came in in recent years than people with a clue.
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Well, those that do not understand Unix are bound to re-invent its mechanisms, poorly. Systemd is a text-book example of that. Unfortunately, with the Linux community growing, far more idiots came in in recent years than people with a clue.
Here we go again.
Init is standard because it is the best and why change for the sake of change? Name one other OS that has switched away from init? ... uh ... hey wait a minute. It is still init ... well modules in its place. You edit those. Hmmm different and not the traditional unix way ... hey wait a minute pal! Ubuntu is cool and no way and you MR. GATES ARE A TROLL!!
1. Solaris EMF (2008)
2. MacOSX LaunchD(2006)... well I guess it is not really Unix
3. NetBSD (2008?)
4. Ubuntu Upstart(2010?)
5, Linux (Syste
Re:Does it have systemd? (Score:2)
The rage is due to it being perpetually a half finished sack of shit expanding into other areas before the existing ones are fixed. It's more rage at poor implementation than the idea itself.
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This bad? That is staggering. I think the following applies pretty well to the systemd team:
"Someone who considers himself too important for small jobs is often too small for important jobs" -- Jaques Tati
Solid engineering requires attention to detail. Rushing off to break even more other functionality before your replacement stuff works well is a sure recipe for disaster. Incidentally, while I do not have "rage" for them (they are far too unimportant to me), the defects of the idea itself ma