Systemd 213 Adds A Time Sync Daemon

[TeamBlackFox]

systemd is the duct tape between GNU and Linux. Congrats, systemd just got one closer to making the entire userspace consist of a systemd pantheon.

I just realized, its the unholy trinity of computing: the Linux, the GNU and the systemd.

In more serious terms I'm glad to see Linux resembling OS X more and more. Launchd and systemd are like twins, separated at birth.

[FLHerne]

It is becoming remarkably like a BSD in of itself. Is systemd-libc next?

[systemd-devel] [HEADSUP] New module ?libc? in systemd git

Yep!

We figured to complete the systemd project we were still lacking an
email program[1]. In order to get this off the ground quickly we noticed
we?d need a libc first.

Technically, this move makes perfectly sense, too. We are sick of
supporting unstable glibc APIs and ABIs, and we believe that we greatly
benefit from the fact that we now finally have everything the OS
userspace consists of in one single repository.

[stevenc]

They should have called it kitchensync -- finally systemd is feature-complete!

The various *BSD operating systems are a good comparison, since the kernel and core userspace are developed in a single repository, and systemd aims to provide the core userspace of an operating system.

It is becoming remarkably like a BSD in of itself. Is systemd-libc next?

[GreatEmerald]

Awesome. NTP is pretty hard to set up... Even now I'm not really certain if it works well on my HTPC/computing server. So having something simpler will be much appreciated.

[interested]

Is this brand new development or adopting/adapting something like Chrony under the systemd umbrella?

NTP control have been a feature since early development of systemd, so while this SNTPv4 client is new, it isn't anything new that systemd controls NTP, time, date and timezone setting. This client seems very much targeted towards embedded systems like the Raspberry Pi that lacks a RTC (real time clock).

Despite the impression that some people get, systemd have been rather focused in its development over the years.

[Nobu]

... Not anytime soon: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?...iner=&flagged=

And that's just the core repo, not everything in that is even installed by default:

$ pacman -Sl core |wc -l -
193 -
$ pacman -Sl core | grep "\[installed\]" | wc -l -
137 -

The difference in number is from the website listing arch-dependent packages twice.

[Ericg]

Meant as a joke but for the record..

I wonder how soon Archlinux's core repository will contain only a single package...

... Not anytime soon: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?...iner=&flagged=

[LEW21]

I wonder how soon Archlinux's core repository will contain only a single package...

[Ericg]

Then you turn to slinging the "T" word at the poster. How are you no different from Lennart in this respect? Perhaps you are nothing more than a sockpuppet for Lennart.

Hey Ericg...lighten up.

Last I checked.. Troll was a pretty minor insult. Like on the same level as calling someone a "jerk.", maybe even less than that. Also, it stops being "funny" after the millionth time. Everyone knows that the surefire way to start a 90pg systemd thread is to make just ONE comment about it being monolithic.

Trust me.. I've done my fair-share of Lennart bashing. Im far from a sock-puppet or a fanboy. He's not perfect, he's screwed up, but systemd thusfar isn't one of the screwups.

[NotMine999]

Aren't We A Bit Sensitive?

All seperate daemons, all separate binaries. Systemd: Umbrella Project, like Apache, not Systemd PID1... Troll argument is troll

See the title....

Perhaps the person is just poking fun, trying to make your day a little bit more pleasant and enjoyable.

Then you turn to slinging the "T" word at the poster. How are you no different from Lennart in this respect? Perhaps you are nothing more than a sockpuppet for Lennart.

Hey Ericg...lighten up.