Fork time? Maybe all the anti-systemd zealots were right all along…
Edit: To address whether it is likely that this change will affect users: Gnome is planning a stronger dependence on userdb, the part of systemd where this change is being implemented. https://blogs.gnome.org/adrianvovk/2025/06/10/gnome-systemd-dependencies/
Has the lack of software ecosystem improved much lately?
Kinda. What I want is there now (niri, helix, relatively recent Gnome apps, librewolf), but it’s not Nix. If you want the latest wlroots bling, it’s likely not packaged. The
guix pulltime has not gotten better, it actually feels worse than I remember.