[Nix-dev] Is systemd a benefit or a liability?

[Michael Raskin]

>> If you have systemd installed, then half of your Unix ecosystem is
>> locked into one particular implementation of services that used to be
>> diverse, modular, and replaceable.
>They are still modular and replaceable (except for "core" stuff like udevd).

I think both we and you hyperbolize a bit.

For example, logind and acpid being the same thing now is a decrease
in modularity for me, because I had to spend extra effort just to switch
off SystemD's ideas of ACPI handling.