why do we use systemd?

[Edward M]

On 07/07/14 13:39, Heinz Diehl wrote:
> But keep in mind that there are alternatives. Thus, systemd isn't
> unavoidable. I'm permitting myself to mention that I've been
> using openrc on my Arch machine quite some time, and it works great..

         It may become problematic once KDBUS merges into the mainline 
kernel.

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2014-May/019657.html