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279 points the_why_of_y | 1 comments | 22 Feb 16 18:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.244s | source
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chris_wot ◴[22 Feb 16 19:43 UTC] No.11153650[source]▶
Ok, so I was wrong when I said Lennart Pottering's original response was "pretty appalling".

Unlikely he saw it, but my apologies nonetheless.

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coldpie ◴[22 Feb 16 20:33 UTC] No.11154059[source]▶
Poettering gets shit on a lot. While his software does often have problems, he is really well-intentioned and working on really hard things that really do need fixing. New software simply has bugs and problems, and while the transition period can be rough, I think things will be really improved when we break through to the other side.
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1. icebraining ◴[22 Feb 16 21:24 UTC] No.11154409[source]▶
While systemd bugs are often cause for rejoice and schadenfreude by its critics, I think you're underestimating the argument. "The other side", that is, the vision that the Poettering et all have for the Linux environment is the issue that the critics have against systemd, not the bugs and other occasional issues.

I say as someone still ambivalent, not pro nor against it.