diff --git a/articles/systemd.md b/articles/systemd.md index 7cd43a2..7615240 100644 --- a/articles/systemd.md +++ b/articles/systemd.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ # SystemD *This article is part of the bloat and vomit inducing series* -SystemD (also known as SoystemD) is a bloated and predatory init system for [Linux](/articles/linux.html) made by Micro$oft employee Lennart Poettering -(then working for RedHat) as a mean of bringing the *Embrace, Extend and Extinguish* and update culture movements into Linux. +SystemD (also known as SoystemD) is a bloated and predatory init system for [Linux](/articles/linux.html) made by [Micro$oft](/articles/microsoft.html) +employee Lennart Poettering (then working for RedHat) as a mean of bringing the *Embrace, Extend and Extinguish* and update culture movements into Linux. A notable backdoor (thwarted) attempt in 2024 on liblzma was facilitated by a completely redundant SystemD dependency added by Debian maintainers to OpenSSH. Had the backdoor attempt succeeded, it would have given full root access to millions of Linux servers. @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Had the backdoor attempt succeeded, it would have given full root access to mill ## See also - [suckless view on systemd](https://suckless.org/sucks/systemd/) - [Without Systemd](https://without-systemd.org/wiki/index_php/Main_Page/) -- [Laurent Bercot's (s6 creator) take on Systemd](https:/articles//skarnet.org/software/systemd.html) +- [Laurent Bercot's (s6 creator) take on Systemd](https://skarnet.org/software/systemd.html) ## Alternatives - s6