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The article hits the nail on the head about Linux' "mismatches". When distros need to be different gratuitously, you can no longer get a book on Linux that mean
by johnklos 4y ago
The article hits the nail on the head about Linux' "mismatches". When distros need to be different gratuitously, you can no longer get a book on Linux that meaningfully applies across multiple distros. Heck, even an Ubuntu book would be irrelevant after a few changes (16 -> 18, 18 -> 20).
The same people who respond in the community to questions about changes often respond to defend the changes, but rarely respond with answers to the technical questions about them. It's frustrating.
- Koshkin 4y ago> distros need to be different gratuitously I, on the other hand, tend to think of distributions as operating systems in their own right, so the difference between them is something I welcome - otherwise what’s the point?
- Gordonjcp 4y agoI don't understand why you'd think that. All Linuxes right back to the 90s are basically the same. There are more obvious differences between them and other Unix-like OSes, like SunOS/Solaris, the BSDs, and so on.
- bregma 4y agoThis is the way it is. In the free market of ideas not everything is the same just because you find it on the same shelf. If what you're looking for is centralized planning and freedom from the tyranny of choice, stick with your branded stores with their marble floors and genius bars or answer desks. A Linux distro is an OS. They have in common with your Android phone the Linux kernel. That's a very, very small part of what goes into a distro.
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