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Documented HN sourceHN 22.5
Quick Take
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Linux & open-source ecosystems
The Tragedy of systemd
linux.conf.au · Discussed on HN from 2019 to 2025
Topics and ideas
- 01systemd
- 02init systems
- 03freebsd
FreeBSD developer Benno Rice traces the history of init and bootstrap systems at linux.conf.au 2019 to explain why systemd was seen as necessary and why it provokes such strong reactions. He also discusses why change is scary.
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Excellent and amusing discussion of systemd's technical merits.
“has an excellent and amusing discussion of systemd’s technical merits.”Read the original HN comment
TimeBearingDown · 2024-04 · 16 recommenders across 14 months
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