20240704-os_wars.txt
I've been down a rabbit hole recently watching videos about GNU/Linux
vs. other operating systems, or namely tracking how many more people
are driven away from Win or Rotten Core with their absolute dog-shit
decisions.
The complaints I once had about GNU/Linux when switching from Win10
more or less boiled down to this: it was not working like my Win10
workflow. I wish I had been smart enough to realize that it was never
going to be like that. Linux OSes were never going to be a facsimile
replacement for Win. They don't work the same way, and I've come to
realize that's a beautiful thing.
And I see a lot of people complaining about the fact that they don't
work the same way. I liken it to someone complaining that their Xbox
game doesn't work in a Playstation. Of course it doesn't. I feel so
foolish looking back on it. The controller is different, the ecosystem
is different. Even though they both ostensibly play games, they're
very much different inside and often have a lot of exclusive tools.
Shout-out to BSD, BTW. I think BSD is actually a good solution for
less experimental/more mass-user scenarios. I wouldn't necessarily
even be able to tell you the difference between BSD and GNU/Linux
because they both speak Posix... or Minix or whatever. Although I'm
definitely aware that BSD is less popular than Linux OSes and has more
hardware restrictions.
I don't know if I should be sad, angry, or happy that so many
companies are so evil they're pushing more people to free software
solutions.
