Comment by yorwba

> For people to switch away from systemd, they would need to be convinced that something like GNU Shepherd wasn't just equal, but was significantly better. That seems unlikely to happen anytime soon.

You seem to be arguing two things: 1. systemd should not be used and 2. it is unlikely that you could convince current users to switch to an alternative.

These seem to me to be at odds with each other. If systemd is so bad, why do people keep using it? I'd guess that the alternatives are even worse for current systemd users. But that doesn't mean that the alternatives couldn't be improved to the point where they can replace systemd for most users. Unless of course all init systems are doomed to suck and you can only choose which one to complain about ;)