My explanation for the lack of technical (rather than political) articles examining systemd is that it&#x27;s very difficult to wrap your mind around because it carries so many ideas. A quote from an article linked within the linked article:<p>&gt; All of the above definitions are technically correct. None of them are complete.<p>&gt; It is thus that debates are doomed to go nowhere, as no one can agree on a single definition of systemd, and the developers have been largely unhelpful in that matter. Vagueness can be a strength, in that it allows for people to divide and conquer, but it is also unproductive and leads to unnecessary bloodshed.<p>Slowly, surely, people will begin to understand what systemd is. Only then will people be able to figure out whether they want it or not.