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Controversy is nothing new when it comes to systemd. Many people find this new Linux init system to be inherently flawed in most ways, yet it is still gaining traction with major distros like Arch Linux, openSUSE, Fedora, and soon both Ubuntu and Debian GNU/Linux. The adoption of systemd for Debian 8 "Jessie" has been particularly fraught with strife and animosity.
Some have described the systemd adoption process as having been a "coup", while others are vowing to stick with Debian 7 as long as possible before moving to another distro. Others are so upset by what they see as a complete betrayal of the Debian and open source communities that there is serious discussion about forking Debian. Regardless of one's stance toward systemd, it cannot be argued that it has become one of the most divisive and disruptive changes in the long history of the Debian project, threatening to destroy both the project and the community that has built up around it.
(Score: 1) by GeminiDomino on Monday September 29 2014, @04:40PM
Because the developers know better than you what "users" want.
And by "users", they mean "professional users", of course. There are "plenty of alternatives for amateur" use. (Yes, this was actually their excuse).
Nevermind the fact that "professional users" are all using photoshop et al... which behave the same way that the old GIMP used to, wrt saving.
In other words, more of the same self-indulgent wankery by asshole developers who apparently don't understand what a "Use case" is and bring us things like GIMP 2.8+, "Unified interfaces", and everything LP's ever shat out.
"We've been attacked by the intelligent, educated segment of our culture"