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Debian ships new 'Jessie' release with systemd AND sysvinit

theOtherJT Silver badge

système D

Is a piece of French slang for "système démerde" (literally "system out of shit") and means taking a cheap and easy way out instead of doing something properly.

I find this particular coincidence amusing.

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