Re: "but here in the Unix world we like simplicity"
Did it work? Sure, as a lot of old. ugly, cumbersome and brittle software (with a lot of care) but it didn't mean it didn't need an update just because "traditionally we always did it that way" - and there result was that I've see not a few Linux developers unable to run a daemon properly.
That's a good argument for replacing or updating init. It's not a good argument for what systemd has become. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/10/systemd_bugs_qualys/ https://moss.sh/name-resolution-issue-systemd-resolved/ badly reinventing or reimplementing systems that work because it's easier than trying to interface with them is not a good long term plan.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
