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> Saying that something is not a systemd replacement because it does not do x feature that systemd does misses the point that systemd does too much. /sbin/init can be simple, and written in any language, and when it is, its often better than systemd because of that.

If someone tells me something is a systemd replacement I don't take it as them telling me it is an init system. If it is an init system unrelated to systemd don't call it a systemd replacement.

By that logic, a newspaper can be sold as a "macOS replacement" if the intended target audience only uses their Mac to read the news.

Are you talking about systemd the project or systemd the init? I have heard lots of complaints about journald or this and that other project under the umbrella, but you are the first person I hear complain about the init part.