It couldn't be massively supported until it took over, though? It's more than a little platform effect going on, it's not all by virtue of systemd being just all over great. It has some great ideas but it's an entire world unto itself which feels very NIH-ish.
Edit: I think it serves as both a warning and an inspiration. Don't let a duct tape solution (such as for instance boot via rc shell files) live for too long, or it might be replaced by something baroque.
Edit: I think it serves as both a warning and an inspiration. Don't let a duct tape solution (such as for instance boot via rc shell files) live for too long, or it might be replaced by something baroque.