Comment Desktop Linux (Score 1) 7
If someone is coming from a Microsoft experience, with their separate Windows desktop and server releases, it might make sense for Linux to follow the same paradigm, except that Windows desktop is the same as Windows server, just with certain server features crippled. In that respect, Linux never deliberately cripples itself.
However, if Linux is to follow the Microsoft paradigm, then keep systemd on the desktop version, so desktop users can enjoy a buggy/crashy experience, and keep systemd off the server version, so it runs smoothly.
Joking aside, the article doesn't make much sense. There are a million distros out there, and if you want to customize one with specific packages for specific work loads, just start with a minimalist system like Gentoo, Arch, or swtich to one of the BSD's.
However, if Linux is to follow the Microsoft paradigm, then keep systemd on the desktop version, so desktop users can enjoy a buggy/crashy experience, and keep systemd off the server version, so it runs smoothly.
Joking aside, the article doesn't make much sense. There are a million distros out there, and if you want to customize one with specific packages for specific work loads, just start with a minimalist system like Gentoo, Arch, or swtich to one of the BSD's.