I mean, "systemd enthusiast" doesn't sound rude, unless you give it some tone, are part of a special group where it is, or prefix it with "i don't mean to be rude".
For the difference of Docker and reinventing OSes, it depends on what you establish as reinventing OSes. Docker provides some form of separation/containerization, a function that is also implemented by some OS. But it's discussable of having the functionality in user or kernelspace or having a wrapper application with a consistent api across multiple operating systems isn't worth it.
I had just read "Systemd, ten years later: a historical and technical retrospective" so it was on my mind. I know they didn't invent it but I associate that kind of attitude with that project. Shouldn't have mentioned it, really.
Absolutely, but it is hard to decipher if it is even worth arguing at all. Would you argue against the crowd opposing automobiles? I mean, there are plenty of valid arguments against them but at the same time what good does it do to fight about it?
> it is hard to decipher if it is even worth arguing at all
Then why? I mean, I put it in parentheses for a reason man.
I mean, you seem to be saying that I can't tell the difference between automobiles and, what? horses?
Surely if the difference is that great it should be easy to come up with lots of solid points to "change my mind"? Since you're taking the trouble to comment anyway?
In your sib comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23071602 you seem to be making some solid points, but from my POV it still sounds like "learn the thing" where "the thing" does what I can already do without it, or it enables me to do stuff that I'm not actually interested in doing.
Bottom line: if you want to argue please do it with facts and not dismissive condescension. (I've got plenty of that already without your help, thanks.)
Do you have a technical argument to put forward?