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I'm out
you can still use OpenRC instead if you want, and sxmo will continue to do so by default.
you can read here about why they added systemd.
There are alternatives like runit, dinit, s6. About some of the more useful features of systemd, how about we recreate them without thight coupling to one specific init+service manager-in-one?
These exist already, they are the polyfills mentioned in the post. They even color coded how well each of them are maintained. So you can totally pick one up and contribute