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...s so "core" that it can't be unplugged and plugged easily, and glues together a lot of otherwise unrelated components, then it's just bad software - end of story (the problems with tightly-coupled components were first identified over 40 years ago, and modularization has been the watchword ever since.) In my view, it's high time someone independently analysed systemd down to basic code level, and understood why it's so invasive (if it actually is.) Then the way forward would be clear - fork it, and produce a new version which wasn't so invasive, and which could be swappe...

Once upon a time, Peter Duffy <peter at pwduffy.org.uk> said: > The thing which always gets me about systemd is not the thing itself, > but the way it was rolled out. When I first installed Red Hat 7, if a > window had appeared telling me about systemd and asking me if I wanted > to use it, or stick with the old init framework, I'd have opted for the > latter (as I was

...; that it can't be > unplugged and plugged easily, and glues together a lot of otherwise > unrelated components, then it's just bad software - end of story (the > problems with tightly-coupled components were first identified over 40 > years ago, and modularization has been the watchword ever since.) > > In my view, it's high time someone independently analysed systemd down > to basic code level, and understood why it's so invasive (if it actually > is.) Then the way forward would be clear - fork it, and produce a new > version which wasn't so invasive,...

Hi there, What''s the current status of the Windows port? I may be in a position to lend a hand over the next couple of weeks - where should I start looking? And what''s the best way to get SVN HEAD? This happens: $ svn checkout svn://www.davebalmain.com/ferret/trunk ferret svn: Can''t connect to host ''www.davebalmain.com'': Connection refused --