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There seem to be two kinds of “Linux users”: those that constantly think about Windows, compare their operating system to Windows, and seem to think only “Linux

There seem to be two kinds of “Linux users”: those that constantly think about Windows, compare their operating system to Windows, and seem to think only “Linux” and “Windows” exists, and those that forget Windows exists and mostly compare different Unix flavors with one another. Theo de Raadt had some merit when he said that many “Linux users” seem to talk more about Windows than anything else and don't really like Unix as much as that they hate Windows. But I also find that the latter group rarely even mentions “Linux” that much, which mostly seems to be used as “not-Windows”. This article too is mostly about Windows.

jotm 4y ago
Why would I compare Linux distros? You can literally turn any one of them into another, all the packages are there (prebuilt or source). With some exceptions, of course. I had ALL the Desktop Environments I could find installed at one point and was switching between them every other day. Compiz effects were the shizz! But I don't have the time/patience/motivation for that now :D
- AndroidKitKat 4y ago
  I think most comparisons between Linux distros comes down to defaults/the way it operates out of the box. Sure, both Ubuntu 22.04 and Fedora 36 use GNOME 42 (is that the version they're on nowaday?), but Ubuntu has a drastically different UX (dock on the side, panel-applets, accent color & custom theme, the list goes on) compared to Fedora. Additionally, as an NVIDIA user, I like how easy and simple it is to install the NVIDIA drivers while still maintaining secure boot (something Fedora has neglected / informed their users to 'just disable secure boot').