Since version 38 systemd includes journal, which is a drop-in replacement for syslog. It should be possible to have it as a single logger in the system. Reproducible: Always
It's still not there. --- virtual/logger/logger-0.ebuild +++ virtual/logger/logger-0.ebuild @@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ app-admin/syslogread sys-freebsd/freebsd-usbin sys-apps/busybox[syslog] + sys-apps/systemd )" In case you need a patch.
This is now fixed in the tree.