why do we use systemd?

[lee]

Joe Zeff <joe at zeff.us> writes:

> On 07/08/2014 11:40 PM, lee wrote:
>> When something is disguised or hidden, it is not disabled.  It is
>> camouflaged or concealed.  Camouflage, concealment, hiding, disguise and
>> masking can all be used for*preventing*  from being disabled.
>
> No.  When a service is disabled it can still be started after boot,
> but when it's masked, it can't be started at all.

That the service can still be started means that it is *not* disabled.

> Do understand that I'm defending neither systemd nor the deveolper's
> choice of terminology.  I'm merely correcting what looks like a
> misstatement of how it works.

The bug --- or call it misstatement if you like --- is with systemd in
that things can still be started even when they are disabled.


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