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4 Linux init systems that almost replaced systemd (and why they failed) (www.howtogeek.com)
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[–] Ilumar@lemmy.zip 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

That's the way I see it as well. Some distros are going to want to or be forced to comply with the laws, so offering the option seems sensible on systemd's part.
Systemd is not forcing distros that don't want to comply to use the field.