[jude-]

Thank you for taking the time to write this up! (the link is also appreciated :)

I think a lot of the rage and loathing regarding systemd is due to its coupling to the rest of the OS. I think a lot of !systemd users were quiet on this initially (and today even) since it's not hard to avoid systemd if you're not running a full-fledged desktop environment. I think it's the fear that this will change in the near-future that has prompted the backlash we're seeing now.

I hope that Debian's new init system coupling GR will address this, both for itself and for its derivative distros. If the rest of the OS does not care about whether or not it's systemd managing the daemons or something else, then everyone wins.