[uselessdguy]

The name is perfect and I do not see myself changing it. The fact that so many people misunderstand makes it better. The Linux Action Show thought we were calling systemd "useless" and went on a hilarious rant, there's people on LinuxQuestions.org who really insist that it's pronounced "use less dee" (I call it "uselessdee", as in it's of no use, personally).

[brazzy]

So basically you're doing all this for the lulz of confusing and pissing off people and don't really want anyone to actually use the software?

[nknighthb]

An existing alternative to systemd is called upstart. Three of the most popular VCSs are called git, mercurial, and subversion. A major open-source image manipulation program is known as The GIMP. A popular email client among a certain crowd is mutt. less is more, we snort our networks, and manage our VMs with a vagrant. We compile our mission-critical code with a gnat, use browsers written by organizations named after radioactive lizards and an infant noise, write menu-driven applications with curses, and Uglify our JavaScript.

And you're worried about somebody calling their own project "uselessd"?

[uselessdguy]

Humorous names aren't exactly new to free software.