Ask HN: Why Is Linux Better?

Re:Ask HN: Why Is Linux Better? by wmf on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @06:10PM (#23764709)

Linux is only "the standard" in certain fields; Windows is still huge, even in the server market.

For games, the customers are on Windows so it seems pointless to cross-develop. Visual Studio also has a pretty good reputation.

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Re:Ask HN: Why Is Linux Better? by non-entity on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @06:14PM (#23764744)

I've been hopping between Windows and Linix constantly for year now and I'm still shocked at how many times I run into development software that Windows-only or even Windows-preferable.

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Re:Ask HN: Why Is Linux Better? by ThereIsASplit on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @06:24PM (#23764849)

There's a split between the licensing world and the non-licensing world; of course Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, DikTrust, wants to buy you into the licencing scheme. It's two worlds. Better read up on history. Linux is free though so go for it. or BSD. Anything but the other folks. Licencing as$holes.

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