Comment Re:What system d really is (Score 0) 928
If I use KDE - which I do - then packages for that become unavailable at some point in Slackware given the above. That means I will be forced to use systemd if I want to continue using KDE; which also means I will have to change distributions, assuming Slackware remains systemd free, as well.
First, KDE like all other main DE's are officially committed to supporting non-systemd distros and BSD. The only ones believing otherwise are alarmist systemd-detractors.
Second, the KDE component mentioned in the rather whining blog, isn't a central component, but just a login/display manager. There are other options to use.
Third, the reason why SDDM hasn't got CK support is quite understandable; KDE doesn't have big corporate sponsors, they are volunteers and are stretched to the limit regarding developers. Investing costly developer resources in using a dead and deprecated module like CK is simply insane.
But here is what KDE/Gnome developers and many others have said for years: it is up to the non-systemd distros to support upstream projects, just like the systemd distros does. Don't like systemd software, fine, but develop your own software stack so that upstream projects work on your distro.
Yes it will suck for small non-systemd distros that they just can't leech software development from the big commercial distros anymore. But the answer to that isn't trolling every systemd thread about how bad systemd allegedly is (not so credible to hear from non-users you know), but to get organized! Why is it that you only hear from systemd-dislikers in systemd threads? Why don't you create your own _positive_ community that is about creating cross distro non-systemd software? Why no "New SysVinit alliance created" threads?
The small non-systemd distros will have to cooperate for the first time in Linux history; if they play "every distro for itself", they will sink.
Not trivial. Not easy. Not freedom of choice.
No, things won't be easy for the non-systemd distros. Some of the development needed in order to have even some feature parity with systemd isn't trivial either (cgroups etc). But there is a freedom of choice, the point is that the non-systemd distros and their users are solely responsible for creating such choices.
It simply solve a lot of real world problems and makes life easier for both upstream developers, distro makers and end users.
That is simply a lie.
It is almost tragic so badly the non-systemd users like you are analyzing the situation. I really like systemd, but have no problems with people not using it, and in fact wished that systemd had even a tiny bit of competition.
If the non-systemd crowd don't understand that systemd actually both work, is good, and have compelling features, you will never be able to make an alternative to it. You won't even be able to have status quo. Know your enemy and all that.