[sf-lug] Byfield's "Verdict" on systemd

[Alex Kleider]

On 2020-02-05 18:17, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Alex Kleider (akleider at sonic.net):
> 
>> Am I correct then that you would not currently recommend Debian,
>> presumably because of systemd?
>> 
> However, I know the question comes up even though I dislike it, so I
> FAQed what I hope is a suitably nuanced answer as part of my personal
> FAQ, and (necessary disclaimer) last updated that item a few years ago:
> http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/kicking.html#distro
> 
> 
> Beyond that, Alex (and, again, I'm hoping to not sound like I'm being
> difficult), what does Ubuntu LTS not provide that you are interested 
> in?
> Also, do I correctly guess by 'I don't need all that it provides' and
> 'way more than I need' that you're fretting about bloat and/or sluggish
> performance, or, if not, what is the focus of your discontent?

I don't have any "discontent", and I'm not so much "fretting" as 
wondering
what might be suggested in the way of something with less, call it 
'bloat' if
you will.  Booting up my laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad X301 as mentioned) 
seems to
take an inordinately long time- I've assumed (rightly or wrongly, I'm 
not sure)
that this was because there is a lot being loaded, much, if not most, of 
which
I never use.

I'm still curious if what (again, rightly or wrongly) I perceive to be a 
movement away from Debian
is because of systemd?

Thanks for your input. Much appreciated as always.
a