Systemd, ten years later: a historical and technical retrospective
I think this really sums this article up:<p>&gt; One thing I’m certain of is that this shift cannot emerge from dilettantes, outsiders and proverbial basement hackers. One does not unseat a platform without already being part of the patriciate that calls the shots on what gets integrated where across the largest nodes in the ecosystem.<p>It’s a long, turgid “why wasn’t I consulted?” complaint which really just comes back to the question of how open-source projects work. An init system is harder than it might seem at first and requires buy-in from an unusually large number of parties since it affects the OS, everyone shipping daemons, and the operators. If you’re not going to invest that level of engineering time, I don’t see how it’s reasonable to expect an equal voting share with those who do.