systemd [NOT?] (was Re: Void Linux tips)

[kitepilot at kitepilot.com]

OK, I get it, I don't want systemd either.
So seems to feel most everyone.
But it looks like (sigh...) systemd is here to stay.
In 5 lines, what is it that I don't see?
Why are all the distros systemd(ing) disregarding the opposition?
What am I missing...   :(
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Steve Litt writes: 

> On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:36:57 -0700
> Matt Graham <mhgraham at crow202.org> wrote: 
> 
>> On 2015-10-21 12:05, Steve Litt wrote:
>> > I recently switched over to Void Linux, a KISS principle distro much
>> > closer to Slack than to Ubuntu, but with an oustanding, full
>> > dependency handling package manager. So far, I really like it.
>> > I've put together a bunch of tips for installing and using Void, so
>> > that the next guy has an easier time than I did:
>> > http://troubleshooters.com/linux/void/voidtips.htm 
>> 
>> Interesting.  I guess this could be another alternative to the
>> creeping "systemd is everywhere" thing.
> 
> Yes. For those who prioritize keeping systemd off their machine, Void
> is one of the few distros (along with Funtoo and Devuan and maybe
> Slackware) who have stated unequivocally that they won't use systemd as
> PID1 in the future. I've even heard various people in talking about
> bringing systemd or a systemd like thing into FreeBSD.  
> 
> It's also a nice place for people who don't like sysvinit. Every
> program that could be used as a daemon installs a runit directory,
> under /etc/sv, containing a tiny conf script (usually about 4 lines) and
> a tiny run script (usually about 4 to 8 lines). Symlink that directory
> to a same-named directory within /run/runit/runsvdir/current/ and the
> daemon starts, and you're able to manage it with the sv command. 
> 
> SteveT 
> 
> Steve Litt 
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