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[Discuss] Debian 12 in the Cloud

> On Mon, 3 Jun 2024 08:41:31 -0400
> markw at mohawksoft.com wrote:
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>> Like I said, I understand what systemd is intended to do and it is not
>> without merit, but it is the most "Windows" of all the code in unux.
>
> Correction: it's the most Macintosh. systemd started life as a knock-off
> of Apple's launchd. Scope creep has happened so it does quite a lot more
> now; but on the other hand, Red Hat have a cadre of programmers who are
> smarter than me working on maintaining the code. It's in a much better
> place now than it was a decade ago despite the creep.
>

Yes, and Windows was a rip-off of Macintosh, which, of course, was a
rip-off of Xerox. However, if you know anything about Lennart Poettering
who is the creator of systemd and works for Microsoft, you'll understand
my comment better.


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