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Hey, we're glad to hear you're interested in Guix :)

I just wanted to say that Guix doesn't hate systemd, or think of itself as an anti-systemd project or anything like that.

Systemd was not chosen because GNU already had a (quite simplistic) init system written in Guile Scheme, and we want to use Guile for the entire system.

Eventually, our goal is to offer a fully integrated interface for managing the system, just like systemd. We are not there yet :)

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Is it really wise to go against such important/widely-used part of the linux userspace? I do find Guix as cool as NixOS, but this decision seems like a self-inflicted wound.

Nonetheless, I should definitely get to know the project more, because it was some time ago I tried it last. So, Good luck with the project! :)

I agree, it could be seen as a self-inflicted wound.

I'm a Guix developer but I still use Guix on Debian for important deployments, mainly because of systemd / journald.

But, we could also think of it as an opportunity. Well, I hope you'll find Guix useful and enjoyable, and maybe even help us improve it :)

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