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Well it's the #1 platform, not sure how you can avoid using it. And I don't see why it would be such "abomination". Linux is still very clean imo
by Thaxll 10y ago
Well it's the #1 platform, not sure how you can avoid using it. And I don't see why it would be such "abomination". Linux is still very clean imo
- boomboomsubban 10y agoYou avoid it by using the alternatives, the BSDs and Illumos. The post is probably comparing Gregg to Bryan Cantrill, who is very vocal about what he thinks is wrong with Linux.
- Thaxll 10y agoExcept that most server side apps run on Linux.
- boomboomsubban 10y agoThey often also run on BSD and Illumos. They'd need some specific kernel function to have be difficult to port, and several of the alternatives offer Linux emulation layers for those situations.
- CaptSpify 10y agoYou are correct, but I don't see how that's relevant to the point? Am I misunderstanding you? Windows is much more popular and has many more apps, but I can come up with a handful of reasons why I don't like it or think it is objectively worse.