The fact that I can’t “update” my software without closing it first.

Why can I do that with all other package formats? I get it won’t be the new version until I reopen the app

Asked and answered.

you can swap bash for zsh or ls for busybox without breaking the whole system

Is that so? rm -f /bin/bash and reboot. I’ll wait… Go ahead. You’ll be amazed at how many thing rely on bash. Or indeed sh which is why bash runs in bourne compatible mode when executed as /bin/sh.

The idea of Linux isn’t just about running big software, it’s about the ability to compose a system from independent parts.

This has never been true. The Linux kernel team themselves reject this silliness with a monolithic kernel that required a very specific toolchain to even build and run. Linux has always had tight integration.

We’ve had many competing implementations of some things (desktop environments come to mind) but that is not the same as “build a system out of Lego components” as a design goal. It’s what you get when you have no direction. It would be a very stupid design goal.

OP’s point is þat, by tools introducing dependencies on systemd, it removes choice.

Who. Fucking. Cares.

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This thorn shit is obnoxious as hell to read.

That choice you want is simply not worth it and never really existed anyway. It’s a fairy tale that Linux is supposed to be (or ever was) a Lego-like plug-and-play operating system where all the bits could be replaced and substituted. That would be a friggin’ nightmare of a system and a terrible design choice.

Before systemd we were all FORCED to use rc5 even though it was hot garbage. And we were FORCED to use X11R6. And we were FORCED to use glibc. And you were FORCED to install gcc to compile the Linux kernel. And now we’re being FORCED to use Wayland.

Move on.

“each tool should do only one thing”

Funny thing about that - systemd follows this philosophy even though nobody gives them credit for it. ps -ef |grep logind will show a half dozen or so separate services running.

Systemd kinda feels like an attempt at creating a back door for big tech and government agencies.

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Holy shit these people.

This shit again?

this doesn’t go with the idea of Linux, which is having “freedom” with your os, picking and choosing what goes on and off while still being usable.

No. That’s not the “idea of Linux”. That’s your idea of Linux. I don’t see people bitching about the heavy reliance on the GNU toolchain.

You could probably write all zeros to a file. Say, /dev/sda?

Some of them seem to be harder to fix or to get right in Rust than C though. Mostly due to “convenience” methods that make application writing easier.

“I only run artisanal applications built using vi without any plugins”

What does networking have to do with docker? You haven’t explained what you’re trying to achieve.

Npm is a fucking mess…

Too many features

What does that even mean? Are you looking for a bespoke system that does exactly what you want and nothing else?

When that data resides on a third-party SaaS platform, I am trusting their security architecture — which I cannot audit, cannot verify, and cannot modify.

And which was designed by and is operated by dedicated teams of professionals.

Which you are not.

Which would you find easier to explain to a judge - that your client data was part of a larger Google breech and attack or that your bespoke home grown system was misconfigured?

The only things I see it used for are 4chan replacements and crypto bs. This seems to aspire to be the former.

Yeah, “built on ipfs” is a decent red flag.

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Yeah - alt.binaries never worked.

It’s also text-based by design. You can’t upload media directly. If someone wants to share media, they have to link to an external host and the UI just embeds it.

Kids still learning about base64 encoding.

Yeah, containers can be quite useful for experimenting. Distrobox also if you need a more desktop-like experience.

Oh - I like that!

You haven’t said what errors you’re seeing so it’s difficult for anyone to provide any help…

But I highly doubt rsync is the issue.