I’ll admit I have used Artix, Peppermint OS (Devuan), and Void Linux because I thought the idea of a SystemDless distro sounded cool. It wasn’t because I had a problem with SystemD. It’s more so that I love that numerous options exist for different system components. For me it’s sad to see that certain features or applications require SystemD be present. I like SystemD, just to be clear. I also like the freedom to choose. Maybe, i’m missing something. What do y’all think? What do you use and why? If you use OpenRC or something, why? I’m guessing most people use SystemD and don’t give it any thought which is fair.
I don’t think it’s a good idea to ascribe any benevolence to Systemd, though.
they are intentionally suppressing alternatives: https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2010-September/000391.html
They have used their size to force others to work around their idiosyncrasies, causing outages and reducing security of a majority of Linux systems around the world.
I have used systemd extensively for work in huge multi tenant environments, and I am in no way saying it just sucks and has no benefits.
I am saying that accepting it as-is will lead to Linux becoming a locked down, big tech owned slopfest.