No, it's not so simple at all, but the benefit over commercial software is that I usually have choices, whereas with Windows and Apple, I've had the rug pulled

No, it's not so simple at all, but the benefit over commercial software is that I usually have choices, whereas with Windows and Apple, I've had the rug pulled out from under me with no recourse on multiple occasions. I am blessed in that I am relatively patient and technically minded, and also have relatively few and simple demands. With these two blessings working in my favor, I've been able to set up with relative ease a system which works for me and doesn't change itself around without me asking. As much as I've tried, I was not able to achieve the same experience without FOSS, and I'm forever grateful to all involved in bringing me this experience. It's not as polished, but it's also not as arrogant and disruptive, a worthwhile tradeoff for me.