On 27/03/13 at 11:27am, »Q« wrote: > Eventually, as I understand it, GNOME and KDE will require systemd > because they want full control of they system. For people not using > GNOME or KDE, other init systems will still be possible, with either > udev or a udev alternative. I have no idea how far away "eventually" > will be.
GNOME maybe/probably, but regarding KDE what makes you say this ? I don't recall reading anything about this (this one comes to mind but its got nothing to do with systemd [1]. The author explains in the comments why he chose not to use systemd). KDE always prides itself in being cross platform forcing systemd would be terribly detrimental. [1] http://dantti.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/1-2-3-plasma/ -- - Yohan Pereira The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and a seal. -- Mark Twain