Re:Ask HN: Why Is Linux Better?
by stakkur on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @08:54PM
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It's a qualitative thing. Quantitative/technical measures of 'best OS' are silly.
For me, Linux represents freedom and control. Freedom from the oppressive corporate nonsense and general grey hat fuckery of Microsoft; freedom from the walled garden and Temple of Shiny Things of Apple.
And, control: the ability to tinker with my environment, to choose (to a large degree) the hardware and applications I want.
There's more, of course, but that's the meat of it.
For me, Linux represents freedom and control. Freedom from the oppressive corporate nonsense and general grey hat fuckery of Microsoft; freedom from the walled garden and Temple of Shiny Things of Apple.
And, control: the ability to tinker with my environment, to choose (to a large degree) the hardware and applications I want.
There's more, of course, but that's the meat of it.