# RE: Ditching Linux

*Entered: in vim on x201* |
*Date: 20200210*

Recently [Slugmax] replied to [SparcIPX] on the topic of ditching
Linux for good. The reasons pertain primarily to systemd and a move
towards a Microsoftesque monoculture. I agree with the badness of
this. Personally, instead of ditching Linux, I switched to Gentoo on
my Thinkpad. My Gentoo installation uses openrc instead of systemd,
and even boots using lilo instead of grub (just for kicks, and the
tux icon header). I think this is a good choice for a PC OS.

Were I seeking to setup a new server at this time, I'd also opt
for a BSD, or possibly an [illumos] variant. I want a nice, lean
system, with only the stuff I need installed on it. As I have
stated previously on [lobste.rs] pertaining to making Linux into a
*platform*, I disagree with it completely.

[Slugmax]: gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~slugmax/phlog/2020-02-10-comments-on-ditching-linux
[SparcIPX]: gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/sparcipx/phlog/February_2020/02-08-20
[illumos]: https://www.illumos.org/
[lobste.rs]: https://lobste.rs/s/v9yrud/there_is_no_linux_platform_part_1#c_yofvnp

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