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by shevy-java 6 days ago
Systemd is simply too complex.
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surajrmal 6 days ago
The Linux kernel is simply too complex.
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dietr1ch 6 days ago
But how much of it is inherent complexity?
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tremon 6 days ago
Only the pid 1 sigchild handling. Everything else is design choices.
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dosisking 6 days ago
About 0.1% is inherent complexity
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saturn_vk 6 days ago
Which part? Just saying systemd is like saying a distribution is too complex
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realusername 6 days ago
As a user I can say that journald was a mistake, if you try to reinvent a database, you will reinvent it poorly and journald wasn't an exception.
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agumonkey 6 days ago
I may be wrong but he was probably hinting at systemd being a constellation of too many parts.
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