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Could it be the Community Might Actually Want systemd?

posted by janrinok on Thursday November 20 2014, @09:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the or-at-least-not-be-bothered-either-way dept.

[Ed's Comment: Not wishing to ignite yet another flame war regarding the adoption of systemd, I hesitated before publishing this story. However, although it is not an formal survey, it might still reflect the views of the greater linux user community rather than those who frequent this particular site. There is no need to restate the arguments seen over the last few weeks - they are well known and understood - but the survey might have a point.]

Konomi writes:

http://q5sys.sh has recenlty conducted a survey finding many Linux users may be in favour of systemd:

First off lets keep one thing in mind, this was not a professional survey. As such the results need to be taken as nothing more than the opinions of the 4755 individuals who responded. While the survey responses show that 47% of the respondents are in favor of systemd, that does not mean that 47% of the overall linux community is in favor of systemd. The actual value may be higher or lower. This is simply a small capture of our overall community.

Although the author questions the results could this be an indication that we're really seeing a vocal minority who don't want systemd while the silent majority either do or simply don't care? Poll results and the original blog post.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Pav on Thursday November 20 2014, @11:19PM

    by Pav (114) on Thursday November 20 2014, @11:19PM (#118310)

    Like all good disagreements it seems art [imgur.com] has become a weapon. ;) I have no idea who's responsible for this.

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  • (Score: 2) by Konomi on Thursday November 20 2014, @11:28PM

    by Konomi (189) on Thursday November 20 2014, @11:28PM (#118315)

    I feel a bit sad when something that is normally left to political satire enters the Linux community, that picture is pretty shameful.

    • (Score: 3, Informative) by fnj on Friday November 21 2014, @12:51AM

      by fnj (1654) on Friday November 21 2014, @12:51AM (#118344)

      Funny, it looks like brilliant satire to me, and satire has a long and respected history in journalism.

      • (Score: 2) by RamiK on Friday November 21 2014, @08:40AM

        by RamiK (1813) on Friday November 21 2014, @08:40AM (#118418)

        Agreed. Funny stuff right there :)

        (* I'm pro-systemd. But the day a big company picks up Plan 9 and puts a browser and drivers there is the day I switch.)

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        • (Score: 1) by jmorris on Friday November 21 2014, @08:19PM

          by jmorris (4844) on Friday November 21 2014, @08:19PM (#118586)

          Preach! Or more realistically, instead of chasing Microsoft and Apple (systemd and every desktop installed by default) why not chase the good ideas in things like Plan9, BEOS, etc. Actually try to innovate?

  • (Score: 2) by Pav on Saturday November 22 2014, @04:41AM

    by Pav (114) on Saturday November 22 2014, @04:41AM (#118693)

    ...and another one [akamaihd.net].