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[-] Kabutor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 1 day ago

It's refreshing to read to someone that actually says "I was so wrong"

I was wrong also with systemd, I hated it mainly because I already knew init.d, where files are, where configs where etc. Some years later hate is gone, I'm not a power user, but I just now know how to handle my things with systemd and all is good.

[-] vivendi@programming.dev 1 points 7 hours ago

You do realize that it's not a binary between systemd and SysV, right? There are modern replacements for SysV other than systemd, like dinit, OpenRC, s6 and they all strive to address the shortcomings of SysV

[-] Eggymatrix@sh.itjust.works -1 points 6 hours ago

And they are all playtoys, unused in production by anyone serious for a reason.

[-] MangoCats@feddit.it 5 points 11 hours ago

I see most often that it's the people who live in init.d - interact with it multiple times a day - who are most vocal about systemd hate. I'm going to call "old dogs don't like new tricks" on that one.

I do get into that layer of system maintenance, but it's maybe 1-2% of my time, mostly a set-it and forget-it kind of relationship. There was a time when the old ways were easier due to more documentation and guides on the internet, which I lean on heavily because I interact with this stuff so rarely. Those days passed, for me, 8-10 years back.

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