A change in the most recent version of systemd, the init system that has been recently adopted by many GNU/Linux distributions, has users up in arms. The change, announced a few days ago, kills ...

If you're not a Linux or Unix developer, you've never heard of systemd, the new Linux-specific system and service manager. In Linux developer circles, however, nothing else ticks off many programmers ...

Linux, the powerhouse behind countless servers and desktops worldwide, relies heavily on an initialization (init) system to bootstrap user space and manage system processes after booting.

I despise systemd. They took a simple-ish problem and made it insanely difficult. It just gets more and more complex with every passing month, and doesn't even offer that many benefits. It's getting ...