Thing is, ascii is still broken WRT DEs, and being based on a 2.5 year old Debian release, and one that was typically debian-stable old when
it was released, makes jessie a non-starter if one wants to run modern applications.
I don't
want new-and-shiny, but some software I
need expects non-fossilised libraries. So I can't run jessie on my desktop, and I can't run my desktop on ascii.
When (if ever) a Devuan stable is released within a reasonable timeframe of Debian stable, that 'll be a different story.
As for elogind & ascii, "on our radar" is fine, but it simply reaffirms my statement that ascii is not ready for desktop use yet. When it's actually
implemented I'll likely revise that assesment, meanwhile nothing that uses systemd-logind interfaces is going to work, and that means the big DEs. The logind problem has been known about for a
long time now.
Like I said, I'm still running it for server applications, jessie is fine there.
I'd probably have stuck around the Devuan forum if it hadn't gone down in the middle of trying to get Plasma working. dev1galaxy.org is still down as of this post.

Meanwhile, I have a fully operational systemd-free distro here, with 3 init systems to choose from and all the usual bells and whistles one expects on a modern desktop.
Until you guys get your act together, I'll run that. Shame it's not Debian based.