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I didn't read, but I know the answer is: stability, predictability and fixability (is that a word?)

Hey, install me on your servers — I'm low maintenance and great stuff!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix

And why you should too..

As a recent Apple convert, I’m inclined to agree. It’s probably the best OS I’ve used in years, but I mostly mean that as an insult to everything else I’ve tried since Windows 7. I can’t really agree with the other Mac users that it’s the best thing since sliced bread.

I don’t know an Apple user who waxes lovingly about the OS. We don’t even want to imagine an OS exists unless it’s time for an update. Not saying you can’t refer to us as a cult…but it ain’t about our affection for the OS. If there IS an OS cult, we all know who that is.

The PlayStation has also used a BSD fork since the PS3.

... and no Big Brother and the associated bloat.

And Mainframe computers And Minicomputers And Networking gear And Web Servers And Cell Phones And, of course, Personal computers ...

Macintosh is Unix. It's got a shell idiot

I had a job once where we took a Sun server running Solaris, opened a virtual system, loaded windoze. Virtual system, loaded Linux. Virtual system, reloaded a different version of windoze. Reloaded a new form of Linux, after doing this 9 times, we reloaded Windoze so we could play Armageddon.

I gave my kid my Maintosh, when he was in college. Within 4 days he had it reprogrammed to run Linux.

It's free

Linux is best.

Because gui slows down & hardens access and proximity to core. Linux Server: High efficiency. Linux desktop: Lame.

I don't know why I keep seeing that Linux desktop sucks. I'm on Manjaro KDE Plasma and it is 100 percent customizable, fast, clean, and free. More important for me, it doesn't come from either Microsoft or Apple, and I'll never need to waste system resources on telemetry or hidden security risks.

Have a look at Zorin.

Also know as PedOS

I like penguin talking to my PC, not the others so much

The phone I use is a FLX1s from furilabs. Uses furiOS which utiliizes the debian kernel the phosh DE. Notably it has a waydroid fork, andromeda, allowing for running android apps in a containerized system. furilabs.com/shop/flx1s/

Considering Windows bloat and inefficiency, and iOS dropping the ball repeatedly with security and meaningless GUI changes while both bend over backwards for a fascist administration to sell your data....Linux is probably the only way to keep your digital environment yours and yours alone.

I have been using Kubuntu LTS Desktop for 15 years on my PC and Ubuntu LTS on my servers for 20 years. Works fine. Unless you are stuck with using Windows only software (for some reason) then that is just an old cliche response.

It's been my daily driver at home for years, so idk wtf you are goin on about.

Chromebooks have entered the chat.

Although some might point out that most people only have tablets and phones and don't have personal computers and android is built on linux

Funny how Linux users come out of the woodwork if you make a simple statement of fact they don’t like. It’s not ready for prime time. Regular people don’t want hassles of wondering if their software/drivers will work properly or even if it’s available. Linux doesn’t “just work”. It takes effort.

The individual reasons are many and contextually apt. To sum them all up Linux is just better....

*sigh* Always the third person and never part of the it crowd. Waitaminnut...I AM the IT guy!