> You're always welcome to write an alternative if you don't think systemd's direction is correct.
They actually exist. Namely OpenRC and s6 as the main competitors to the core systemd functionality (init). There exist other alternative projects for the other components of systemd as well.
My complaint is that they are adding another tool that depends on their core software in an attempt to replace a portable, well established tool in a non-drop-in way.
This is a consistent pattern with systemd that feels very embrace-extend-extinguish-y and it does nothing but increase the cost involved in keeping code portable between different platforms.
They actually exist. Namely OpenRC and s6 as the main competitors to the core systemd functionality (init). There exist other alternative projects for the other components of systemd as well.
My complaint is that they are adding another tool that depends on their core software in an attempt to replace a portable, well established tool in a non-drop-in way.
This is a consistent pattern with systemd that feels very embrace-extend-extinguish-y and it does nothing but increase the cost involved in keeping code portable between different platforms.