systemd (Was Re: tmpfs for strategic directories)

[Kevin Kofler]

Chris Adams wrote:
> No, it isn't.  It makes the process much more opaque to system
> administrators and makes it harder to make quick fixes and simple local
> changes.

Editing the code is the wrong way to make "simple local changes".

> If there isn't a measurable and significant speed improvement, it is
> definately a waste of time to replace working scripts.

According to the explanations given elsewhere in the thread, the idea is to 
have much of the stuff done directly inside the init system instead of 
softcoding (cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softcoding, 
http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Soft_Coding.aspx) it as scripts.

        Kevin Kofler