[poll] should skippy-xd include a systemd user-level service file?

[dreamcat4]

this only affects / applies to:

• end user systems that use systemd, that are managed by systemd
• systemd user level service file may be installed to the system (via make install), but it is merely put on to the disk
• it remains an individual matter up to the user / distro to optionally decide:
• whether or not to actually end up using the provided systemd user level service file as the desired mechanism for running and managing skippy --start-daemon as a background service

pros:

• it's become the de-facto method these days on linux for service management and service discovery
• it enables a phasing out deprecation of prior skippy-xd-runner thus avoiding confusion for 2 similar looking commands
• it makes a single place here (as upstream) to provide common version of this file, that is to avoid individual user making their own differing versions
• it eases or facilitates (makes less work) to distro maintainers (for the task of packaging), that they prefer such a simple file to be kept upstream. (and also commonly shared between all such distros)

cons:

• lead developer @felixfung has objected that automatically restarting the daemon will lead to fewer (but valuable) user bug reports of skippy crashing
• i have explained to felix that usage of this file is entirely optional. but further: it's only to be installed onto those systems which actually have systemd

poll will remain open until... not determined! either:

• until it's clear or apparent outcome heavily one way or the other
• until it's clear there is no adequate consensus
• until approximately 6 months (from now). i.e. the calendar year 2024
• until it's clear that nobody really cares... (aside from the developers)

this is 1st attempt at using github polls feature. so there may be lack of visibility and/or awareness (which is understandable). however if anybody cares to participate here. then it will encourage future polling for other matters and other aspects of skippy project.

developers are also users - so each gets 1 vote.