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> systemd (the attempt to turn Linux into Windows)

systemd was actually inspired by launchd, not Windows. But I guess systemd, Windows and launchd do share one thing in common which is not having a bunch of bandaid shell scripts hanging the system together.

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Presumably they're talking about systemd as a whole, not just the tiny subset of systemd that is used as init system or service manager.

I don't think I've seen anyone complain about systemd's init system or service manager; it's always about the remaining 90% of systemd's scope and its tight coupling between all its parts (the tight coupling being the main problem).

well, systemd “services” are just bunch of scripts and init files.

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