<p>Frank Bell takes the Devuan Beta for a test drive and finds it accelerates smoothly, corners nicely, and rides comfortably.</p>
<p>Links:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Debian’s SystemD Announcement: <a href="https://wiki.debian.org/Debate/initsystem/systemd">https://wiki.debian.org/Debate/initsystem/systemd</a></p></li>
<li><p>The Devuan fork announcement: <a href="https://devuan.org/os/debian-fork/">https://devuan.org/os/debian-fork/</a></p></li>
<li><p>Announcement of the Beta: <a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/29/systemd_free_debian_fork_devuan_reaches_beta/">https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/29/systemd_free_debian_fork_devuan_reaches_beta/</a> Approx. one year behind schedule.</p></li>
<li><p>Devuan website: <a href="https://devuan.org/">https://devuan.org/</a></p></li>
<li><p>Debian website: <a href="https://www.debian.org/">https://www.debian.org/</a></p></li>
<li><p>Some news stories about the Debian SystemD controversy:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>PCWorld: <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2841873/meet-systemd-the-controversial-project-taking-over-a-linux-distro-near-you.html" class="uri">https://www.pcworld.com/article/2841873/meet-systemd-the-controversial-project-taking-over-a-linux-distro-near-you.html</a></p></li>
<li><p>ZDNet: <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-and-others-on-linuxs-systemd/">https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-and-others-on-linuxs-systemd/</a></p></li>
<li><p>Technet: <a href="https://www.tecmint.com/systemd-replaces-init-in-linux/">https://www.tecmint.com/systemd-replaces-init-in-linux/</a></p></li>
<li><p>ADTMag’s Dev Watch blog: <a href="https://adtmag.com/blogs/dev-watch/2014/11/debian-problems.aspx">https://adtmag.com/blogs/dev-watch/2014/11/debian-problems.aspx</a></p></li>
<li><p>Linux Voice Interview with Leonart Poettering: <a href="https://www.linuxvoice.com/interview-lennart-poettering/">https://www.linuxvoice.com/interview-lennart-poettering/</a></p></li>
</ul></li>
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