Originally posted by bkor
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>I don't agree with some of the systemd developers have replied ("removing is ok" and the "being quick is good"). However, some systemd developers have disagreed and it seems it has not been merged.
What exactly r u talking about? There is no context. What exactly 'has not been merged'???
> it now uses the same build infrastructure and allows udev to use various common functions.
So if my project uses cmake and openoffice uses cmake lets merge them together.
Oh wait, my project also uses gcc and c library, perhaps I should merge them all together.
That is bullshit argument, though, truthfully, I don't exactly remember what pros for merging it in were (besides the fact that systemd had funding and could throw some manpower into udev).
> Regarding Linux always being about choice: It has never been about choice. You have the ability to tinker (GPL). Choice in itself? I prefer something which works.
Lets distinguish between philosophy, implementation and legal crap, can we?
From my PoV, only common denominator in linux boxes is linux kernel.
For everything else, you have billions of permutations to choose from - like:
c library
init system
system services
various language interpreters
alternatives to GNU stuff
For example, some people disagree with GNU philosophy (myself included) and might opt to run fully featured linux desktop box without ever using GNU.
There are alternatives to everything, bash, coreutils, grep, zip/bzip, grub, readline, sysutils, screen, tar (there are probably more GNU packages that I can't think of right now, but I can easily name you at least one replacement for any of the mentioned packages and most will be syntax/usage compatible).
There is alway choice with linux (you are only limited by 'Linux' name and thus presumably use Linux kernel).
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