You can't think of it a single massive project. It's actually lots of small components.
We could argue the linux kernel is bloated too. The reality is though, provided the project is designed to be modular (as SystemD is), it actually makes sense to keep it together, to ensure there is a standard base and all the components are synchronised fully with their API's.
It also saves distro's a lot of effort.
In practice, all those tight coupling between components mean that it behaves more or less monolithic, despite the claims to the contrary. Replacing them with alternatives is a pain because something else breaks or some software has a hard dependency on it.
distro's
You can pluralize without the apostrophe. In fact, you never need an apostrophe to pluralize.
It also saves distro's a lot of effort.
Only if they want to break free.
And they don't need nfsroot or a separate consolidated /usr mount or, really, a whole host of things that lennart didnt understand and unilaterally broke like an arrogant noob.
But that's blasphemy.
Oooh okay that makes more sense. Thanks I didn't know that
As long as they can work independently, yes. If they are modular and a distro admin (or just a computer admin) can choose to install and use systemd-x but not install or use systemd-y, we are in good business
Now if you have to take a few you don't like or need to use so that the one component you do want works, then no
I honestly don't know enough of systemd to say either way
Most of systemd stuff is decoupled well. You don't need to use networkd to make use of resolved for example.
Good to know, thanks for the answer
Oh okay I didn't know that thanks