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Love that Alpine Linux uses OpenRC, and has no plans to switch to systemd. https://forum.alpinelinux.org/forum/general-discussion/alpin...

Edit: why downvote, I like it that way, leaner OpenRC is great

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I've written many init scripts for SysV, upstart, OpenRC and FreeBSD's rc, but I've found that systemd's service units to be by far the cleanest and quickest way to muster up an init script (with FreeBSD's rc in second place).

Yes, I'm also a fan of OpenRC. I have always found it intuitive.

Alpine aims to have a lean footprint and be highly configurable. I can't imagine using systemd for small-footprint systems, especially since systemd somewhat limits options for system organization.

As to the downvote, just consider it someone saying: "Your opinion is inconsistent with my agenda, and therefore invalid." It's meaningless.

Systemd is not orthogonal to lean and small-footprint systems. This is a good presentation on its use in embedded environments[0].

  [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERS1OSOTGpg

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