Re: What is systemd
John,
I doubt that even 10% of the people here has used systemd for more than a 5 minute casual test.
Systemd has become some kind of baby-eating monster on people's collective imagination.
Systemd is not perfect, and some things are not as good as they should, but it certainly improves fast and once you get to know it it is pretty decent.
It is miles better than SystemV or Upstart