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# [In Defence of systemd | A Modern Solution for Linux, Despite the Haters 🚀](https://hubandspoke.amastelek.com/in-defence-of-systemd-a-modern-solution-for-linux-despite-the-haters?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Why Systemd is a Modern Upgrade for Linux Despite Critics

Feb 21, 2025 · 4 min read · hubandspoke.amastelek.com  
Updated Apr 11, 2025  
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[Hunchback](https://hashnode.com/@hunchbacj)

[Jul 8, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/in-defence-of-systemd-a-modern-solution-for-linux-despite-the-haters/67b80b1ff524d5944ce5f575/comment/686c8aa06471270523e00ed0)

"Haters", "Debunking": This is loaded language.

The past being seen as deficient is nothing but propaganda and prejudice. To quote Nicolás Gómez Dávila: "Our contemporaries denigrate the past so that they do not commit suicide out of shame and nostalgia."

An init successor should have been designed by someone capable -- not an inexperienced programmer like Poettering with a horrible track record.

[Ronald Bartels](https://hashnode.com/@Mastelek)

[Jul 8, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/in-defence-of-systemd-a-modern-solution-for-linux-despite-the-haters/67b80b1ff524d5944ce5f575/comment/686c8aa06471270523e00ed0#reply-686cc55e9baa2c480fa6bf1a)

Bwaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Show us your code.