Although I very much like the "don't break userland" approach, I agree with you. Especially in the light, that 1. You can start your background process the systemd way (shown elsewhere in this thread)
2. You can configure the desired behavior
3. Your distro probably already has configured it for you (Debian)
So it comes down to "something changed which is absolutely extremely important for me but I would rather discuss about it for hours then take the few seconds to configure it". Especially since the new behavior is intended behavior and also has upsides for a lot of use cases.
So don't be ungrateful. Be happy that some people are really putting a lot of work behind the software you use daily FOR FREE and just configure the darn thing the way you like.
And last but not least, most people here (me included) are not in the position to complain so much about free software, unless they show some commitment to open source themselves.
So it comes down to "something changed which is absolutely extremely important for me but I would rather discuss about it for hours then take the few seconds to configure it". Especially since the new behavior is intended behavior and also has upsides for a lot of use cases.
So don't be ungrateful. Be happy that some people are really putting a lot of work behind the software you use daily FOR FREE and just configure the darn thing the way you like.
And last but not least, most people here (me included) are not in the position to complain so much about free software, unless they show some commitment to open source themselves.