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> And no I've spent far less time "fixing" Windows. [...] I just had to reinstall the system from scratch. That's one way of dealing with it. > Never mind how

by senko 2y ago

> And no I've spent far less time "fixing" Windows. [...] I just had to reinstall the system from scratch. That's one way of dealing with it. > Never mind how once I had to fix a glaring issue in the Linux kernel which rendered tens of thousands of systems unbootable. You didn't have to fix it, you could've booted the old kernel. You chose to debug the issue and help. That's commendable, but do you think people (who work on Windows or hardware, or in IT departments in any organization) don't do that for Windows as well? > And I'm not talking about my system, I talking about hundreds. Is it tens of thousands, or hundreds? > Lastly I'm just a poor Linux kernel bugzilla maintainer who actually overlooks a lot of stuff and sees a staggering number of fixes in every stable Linux release. I follow way too many bug trackers and LKML as well. Well if you're Linux kernel bugzilla maintainer, it's natural that you see many more Linux bugs than Windows or MacOS bugs. Again, commendable that you choose to participate, help, and make it better! You choose to live on the bleeding edge, and so you bleed. But that's far from typical Linux desktop user experience. > Could you be specific about what constitutes "a rant"? Well, your entire comment is a rant: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant You're obviously very passionate about, and involved with, Linux. But you also seem to hate it so I'm confused why do it? Buy a Mac, be happy, live and let live, etc.

itvision 2y ago
> That's one way of dealing with it. Windows can be reinstalled, Linux bugs never go away by themselves. > You chose to debug the issue and help. No, people don't do that in Windows because Microsoft has much better QA/QC. Not a single Windows update since 1998 has rendered my system unbootable. Microsoft is certainly not perfect and Windows sometimes has regression but those normally affect very few people. > Is it tens of thousands, or hundreds? Windows installation user base: 2 billion. Linux: 40 million. Have fun with mental gymnastics. > You choose to live on the bleeding edge, and so you bleed. There's a huge number of bugs affecting "stable" Linux distros that use "stable" software including the kernel. Linux bugs are not specific to the bleeding edge but they are more prominent. Here: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=219638 https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=219638 > Well, your entire comment is a rant: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant This is not a counter argument and I will not waste any more of my time with you. Try using the dictionary argument with your children, "You are a retard, my boy! Why? Look it up in the Merriam Webster dictionary, that's why".

by senko 2y ago

itvision 2y ago

> That's one way of dealing with it. Windows can be reinstalled, Linux bugs never go away by themselves. > You chose to debug the issue and help. No, people don't do that in Windows because Microsoft has much better QA/QC. Not a single Windows update since 1998 has rendered my system unbootable. Microsoft is certainly not perfect and Windows sometimes has regression but those normally affect very few people. > Is it tens of thousands, or hundreds? Windows installation user base: 2 billion. Linux: 40 million. Have fun with mental gymnastics. > You choose to live on the bleeding edge, and so you bleed. There's a huge number of bugs affecting "stable" Linux distros that use "stable" software including the kernel. Linux bugs are not specific to the bleeding edge but they are more prominent. Here: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=219638 https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=219638 > Well, your entire comment is a rant: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant This is not a counter argument and I will not waste any more of my time with you. Try using the dictionary argument with your children, "You are a retard, my boy! Why? Look it up in the Merriam Webster dictionary, that's why".