Let’s cooperate!
It’s bad design and therfore a wrong standard. Also, it’s a security desaster.
I think the init system matters A LOT! Systemd is anti-unix-style and making it a “new default” and forcing it, by depending on it, is breaking the best os-design there is: the unix-like system. (who changes it will be forced to reinvent it…better stay close to the original vision in the first place)
If you’re into kernel hacking, you may consider supporting the HyperbolaBSD project, which seems much more promising than hurd.
Hyperbola has the best vision for a clean and libre general-OS.
Yes, they very strict about the interpretation of “libre”, but that makes the vision pure and crystal clear.
classy 🙂