The bazaar works in the sense that each vendor stick to their product.
but with systemd one vendor is "branching out", and offering (tightly) interconnected products.
And for a certain subset of customers, distro maintainers, this offer is tantalizing. Because it may make their life easier.
Or maybe to go back to the meat, it is not the kind of meat thats the problem. But that now you have one vendor selling whole meals.
And to stretch it a bit further, they are not selling it to the eater, but the chef.
Say you have a favorite restaurant, and when you sit down you can combine this meat with that potato etc.
But then one day you come in and you find the menu had changed to pre-set meal. Now if you want your favorite kind of meat you can only have it alongside a potato you barely tolerate (if not downright dislike).
This because the restaurant switched supplier to one that only sell pre-packaged meals rather than individual components.
but with systemd one vendor is "branching out", and offering (tightly) interconnected products.
And for a certain subset of customers, distro maintainers, this offer is tantalizing. Because it may make their life easier.
Or maybe to go back to the meat, it is not the kind of meat thats the problem. But that now you have one vendor selling whole meals.
And to stretch it a bit further, they are not selling it to the eater, but the chef.
Say you have a favorite restaurant, and when you sit down you can combine this meat with that potato etc.
But then one day you come in and you find the menu had changed to pre-set meal. Now if you want your favorite kind of meat you can only have it alongside a potato you barely tolerate (if not downright dislike).
This because the restaurant switched supplier to one that only sell pre-packaged meals rather than individual components.