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Why Upstart from Ubuntu Failed (machaddr.substack.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Because SystemD

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

Debian famously debated between Upstart and systemd before ultimately adopting systemd in 2014. Once Debian made its decision, other distributions that had been considering Upstart also shifted focus toward systemd.

Debian was probably the biggest contributor in why Upstart failed.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

Because it was half-assed and from canonical.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

This article sucks and didn't actually explain why upstart failed.

Saying it failed because it was unpopular is idiotic. Why was it unpopular? What did other distro maintainers say about the canonical license? Why was Red Hat working on a separate solution instead of upstart? Why did upstart not provide additional features like systemd did? What made canonical pull the plug? There are so many questions and no answers to explain upstart's failure.