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Linux has been called many things, but "boring" is a new one for me, especially when compared to Windows.

chakkepolja 5y ago
I haven't significantly changed with my KDE config in an year or maybe more. It has all features I need, many which I need to install a 3rd party app on windows, and is faster than windows. I think that's as 'boring' as it gets.
0des 5y ago
I like boring.
movedx 5y ago
Boring is good. Being boring in technology means you're not trying to be clever, in the "smart arse" sense, when implementing a solution. Sometimes being boring is the correct choice and the best thing for everyone, regardless of whether or not an engineer wants to have fun with something new(er).
smoldesu 5y ago
It really is. People (understandably) give Linux flak when comparing it to desktop operating systems because... it's not a desktop OS. It's quite usable on the desktop, but the money/users/interest will always stay on the server side of things. For server stuff though, it's as boring as it gets. You can administrate it with a small collection of easy-to-learn, useful tools. You can license it for free and use it for literally anything you want. You can install it on any system and have a baseline expectation of functionality. You can run pretty much any server software, combination of containers/VMs, or even a selection of desktop apps that don't break through WINE. For the people who need Linux, it truly is a terribly boring OS. Even BSD has more interesting stuff going on. It's not boring in the "it runs Final Fantasy 14 out of the box" way, but it was never intended to. Conversely, try setting up an FTP server on Windows. You're in for a treat, I can assure you it won't be boring in the slightest.
gerdesj 4y ago
I run Arch these days and so does the wiff. I like boring. I like working and just works. I like updates taking a couple of minutes including a reboot. I run a company. I don't like excitability. My wife doesn't give a shit about IT. She want's to do FB or whatevs. Trust me: when I describe Linux as boring, I'm quite impressed.

I haven't significantly changed with my KDE config in an year or maybe more. It has all features I need, many which I need to install a 3rd party app on windows, and is faster than windows. I think that's as 'boring' as it gets.

0des 5y ago

I like boring.

movedx 5y ago

Boring is good. Being boring in technology means you're not trying to be clever, in the "smart arse" sense, when implementing a solution. Sometimes being boring is the correct choice and the best thing for everyone, regardless of whether or not an engineer wants to have fun with something new(er).

smoldesu 5y ago

It really is. People (understandably) give Linux flak when comparing it to desktop operating systems because... it's not a desktop OS. It's quite usable on the desktop, but the money/users/interest will always stay on the server side of things. For server stuff though, it's as boring as it gets. You can administrate it with a small collection of easy-to-learn, useful tools. You can license it for free and use it for literally anything you want. You can install it on any system and have a baseline expectation of functionality. You can run pretty much any server software, combination of containers/VMs, or even a selection of desktop apps that don't break through WINE. For the people who need Linux, it truly is a terribly boring OS. Even BSD has more interesting stuff going on. It's not boring in the "it runs Final Fantasy 14 out of the box" way, but it was never intended to. Conversely, try setting up an FTP server on Windows. You're in for a treat, I can assure you it won't be boring in the slightest.

gerdesj 4y ago

I run Arch these days and so does the wiff. I like boring. I like working and just works. I like updates taking a couple of minutes including a reboot. I run a company. I don't like excitability. My wife doesn't give a shit about IT. She want's to do FB or whatevs. Trust me: when I describe Linux as boring, I'm quite impressed.