I thought it would be relevant to this list. Among the new features -- https://fosdem.org/2015/schedule/event/whats_new_in_systemd,_2015_edition/ Things recently added and being worked on: * systemd-nspawn -- docker-like containers * btrfs support * firewall support based on application id and not port numbers * moving kernel console into userspace, adding high DPI and proper Unicode support * resolving config file path with sysctl --edit / sysctl --cat * network management with networkd * auditing has indexing and is included in logging * support of stateless systems * resolvd -- vpn support, smart dns with support per-interface cache, support for LLMNR * rolling avahi into systemd is being worked on * journald remoting -- remote logging with http using pull and push model * logging stack traces without gdb * protect system/home/tmp/devices -- setup minimal namespace environments for services * timesyncd -- trivial sntp client with time saving for the devices with no rtc * autodiscovery of swap partitions with gptd * readahead support was dropped * merge gummiboot into systemd (UEFI secure boot support)