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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 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.