4 Linux init systems that almost replaced systemd (and why they failed) (www.howtogeek.com)

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[-] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 9 points 2 days ago

There's also the addendum to "s6" which is a bit more interesting, since it seems it found a viable niche outside of hobbyist distros. Somehow I had never heard about it before.

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