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Comment Re:A Betteridge No. (Score 1) 282

I don't give gnat's chuff whether or not systemd is used. Whatever is used it's got to deal with the problems as they exist. I don't care if boot time was an advertised feature, it is in no way a defining feature or one that makes systemd or anything else compelling to distro makers. The compelling feature is that it can coordinate things as they come and go. This can be solved many ways and I don't think the systemd way would be how I would architect it, but my assertion remains true. Servers won't continue to be static blobs of 19" rack hardware that remains on and running 24/7. They're going to become more runtime reconfigurable, sliceable and diceable in CPU, VM, memory, network and offload capabilities.

So the dreams of admins that they can hang onto system V init and it will serve their needs for all time is just wrong.

Comment A Betteridge No. (Score 4, Interesting) 282

The issues that brought systemd into existence (coordinated handling of a frequently reconfigured hardware as things are plugged in and out and connections go up and down) is not different to hardware that reconfigures frequently due to power saving, with things turning on and off. This just isn't a big issue in server chips right now, but it will be in the future as advanced power saving techniques move from mobile to desktop to server. Then the split will look silly.

Comment Isolation, not greater comfort. (Score 1) 819

I have flown in first, business and economy class. I'm not rich, but I can collect points like anyone else who travels frequently on business. I think it's safe to say the benefits of first class have nothing to do with the seats and everything to do with isolating you from others. A business class seat is plenty comfortable enough. Improving the first class seats achieves nothing. First class travelers don't go around thinking "Gee I wish the seats were a bit nicer".

Look at some Middle East airlines that have been installing what is essentially a seat in a box. Not better comfort, better isolation. That's what people will pay for.

If you travel first class international, typically there will be a separate first class lounge at the airport so you don't have to mix with the great unwashed in business class.

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