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Sure, but can you realistically run an up-to-date server today without systemd? Especially for these organisation that runs stuff like CrowdStike.

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Devuan? Void? MX? Guix?

Do sysadmins actually run any of them for large systems like stores, hospitals, airports etc?

The point is that they can if they have the want/need to.

Sysadmins at the places you listed use windows because that’s where the software support is and Active Directory exists.

Alpine Linux. I'm sure they do run that one.

I left Alpine off of my list because the only place I've ever seen it used is inside of containers, which usually don't run their distro's init system at all.

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