From: "Theo de Raadt" <deraadt@openbsd.org>
Subject: Re: split daemon(3) functionality for better debugability
To: Martijn van Duren <openbsd+tech@list.imperialat.at>
Cc: tech@openbsd.org
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:57:00 -0700

I disagree.

If daemon() doesn't work for you, write the minimal parts you need yourself
and don't use daemon().  It is not magic.  It is very simple.  To repeat
myself, if you can't use it, don't use it, copy what you need and order the
parts into your code.  Please do not call it "daemon" anything.

But this extra complexity you are proposing does not make sense to me.