J. Roeleveld <joost <at> antarean.org> writes: > > On Monday, June 13, 2016 02:10:27 PM James wrote: > > wabe <wabenbau <at> gmail.com> writes: > > Still, if you manage 1000 linux workstations, then systemd does have > > it's merits.
> Serious question: What makes systemd more suitable to manage 1000 linux > workstations when compared to, for instance, OpenRC? > Joost Seriously? (note:: awkward position for me to defend systemd....) Because RHEL says so? Why else would they promote systemd? Because It's what bloggers say that make systemd the Kool_aid of choice these days? Because really, I was just being polite and trying very hard to say something nice about systemd? Because Jim Morrison told me systemd is the way to nirvana, in a 60s laden pipe dream? Because, if you are not promoting systemd, you are just not Quool....? Because, resistance, defined as the counterflow to Systemd flux, is futile? Reflectance is defined as the summation of your futile resistance area, under the curve. The endpoint being when you finally addopted (integrated) systemd into your hopes and dreams? Because cross-dressing the linux systems you manage, with different, custom scripts, is so 2010. We all need to wear the emperor's new clothes, to be hip, just like lennertd ? Because the NSA is funding systemd, and those that do not cooperate, will be barred from all GSA and large corporate contracts? Because Big, Corporate management believes that systemd will enable them to replace seasoned linux admins with mindless drones from the labor pool? (Note::Management is always the first to 'drink the Kool_aide' from other large, corporate vendors)? You do not want to know what else they do, after guzzling the kool_aide..... Because, I think we all know that I'm no whiz at systemd, actually far from it; in fact I'll be a very late adopter (perhaps post mortem as they inject me with embedded linux micro-nomes on my way to an oceanic burial)? So, one of the common arguments you here is that Systemd can standardize management across different linux distros. If fact many promote systemd based on a standardization track, as a really good idea. So in a large installation, it provides the inter-intra-system discipline thereby reducing the tendency of admins to create fiefdoms (via unique scripts) within the different machines that different admins manage ( vs traditional divide and conquer strategies). Perhaps a workshop or conference is a good idea, should you want the latest, expert advice on systemd [1]; just pay attention to the "no smoking signs" posted near the kool_aid punch-bowl. (liar liar, hair on fiar) -- da doors, resurrection tour. [1] http://0pointer.net/blog/ it's been great fun defending systemd! James
