> systemd-boot is independent of systemd. It's called "systemd-" because it's under the same "group of core OS software" umbrella named "systemd", but otherwise it can be compiled independently, does not require the OS to be using systemd, etc.
I think my confusion here is that calling something "systemd-" because it's part of the group called systemd is tautological; anything that's independent could just as easily not be included in that group and not be called that. `nmbl` sounds like a piece of "core OS software", so why couldn't it be included in that group as well? It almost sounds like the only reason not to is to avoid naming confusion between multiple things in the "systemd group of software" that are boot-related, and that seems kind of silly.
To be clear, I'm not taking a pro- or anti-systemd in this thread; my concerns come from a place of pedantry around naming rather than anything technical. It just feels weird to me that the name "systemd-boot" could plausibly have been applied to either the bootloader or the "no-more-bootloader" if the other didn't exist, and I wish that things were named in a way that actually conveys using information rather than arbitrarily attaching confusing branding.
Think of Systemd like GNU. They stick their name on all the software they make, even if it doesn't require only using their software. E.g. you can use GNU BASH without using GNU Sed. You can use Systemd-boot without using Systemd-journald.
I think my confusion here is that calling something "systemd-" because it's part of the group called systemd is tautological; anything that's independent could just as easily not be included in that group and not be called that. `nmbl` sounds like a piece of "core OS software", so why couldn't it be included in that group as well? It almost sounds like the only reason not to is to avoid naming confusion between multiple things in the "systemd group of software" that are boot-related, and that seems kind of silly.
To be clear, I'm not taking a pro- or anti-systemd in this thread; my concerns come from a place of pedantry around naming rather than anything technical. It just feels weird to me that the name "systemd-boot" could plausibly have been applied to either the bootloader or the "no-more-bootloader" if the other didn't exist, and I wish that things were named in a way that actually conveys using information rather than arbitrarily attaching confusing branding.