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A history of modern init systems (1992-2015)

66 pointsby 11y agoblog.darknedgy.net
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11y agoHN ↗

I was hoping for a little more on Systemd

11y agoHN ↗

Systemd's a dead horse, no use flogging it any more. This article seems much more concerned about the init systems that /aren't/ discussed, but really should be.

11y agoHN ↗

Could you elaborate? I know it's controversial and dispute-ridden, but it seems to still be progressing, looking on from afar as someone who has nothing to do with these things.

11y agoHN ↗

I think "dead horse" just meant "discussed and debated to death already", not that the project itself is stagnant or ill-fated.

11y agoHN ↗

Somewhat related, but I recently started using systemd, and I really like it. The init systems discussed in this article are fascinating though, it'd be really interesting to see what would've changed should one of them "won the war", so to speak.

11y agoHN ↗

Fuck, I forgot about that one.

Yeah, the interface is daemontools-like, but its primary differentiation is the use of jails.

11y agoHN ↗

Not missing.

runit is a daemontools derivative and so fits under that bill.