Right now what I'm objecting to with systemd is that this system replaces syslog, has been created and driven by the enterprise linux distro, with full-time experienced linux devs, and has been released and used in production for years...
... and still doesn't have functional centralised logging ability. People have to use dirty hacks to make it work. This is my current headache.
That is "replaces" syslog (you can still have it forward to syslog if you insist) is one of the best parts. After getting used to journald I have no desire to ever go back to dealing with syslog.
> ... and still doesn't have functional centralised logging ability. People have to use dirty hacks to make it work. This is my current headache.
What are those "dirty hacks"? You can trivially use logstash or similar or you can forward log entries to a remote syslog-compatible endpoint. Incidentally the same that people usually do with syslog.
I feel like part of what people object to about systemd is the 'one true way to linux' thing.