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Nothing, but openbsd is amazing and just works. Anyone still using Linux on the desktop in 2026 should switch.

by noosphr 9mo ago

bayindirh 9mo ago
"Just don't use X" doesn't solve any problems in any space, unfortunately. Plus, it's an avoidant and reductionist take. Note: I have nothing against BSDs, but again, this is not the answer.
- noosphr 9mo ago
  It works for me and for millions of others. Stop trying to make everyone act like you act.
  - bayindirh 9mo ago
    I'm not trying to make everyone act like I act. Also, I know. A few of my colleagues run {open, free, dragonfly}BSD as their daily drivers for more than two decades. Also, we have BSD based systems at a couple of places. However, as a user of almost all mainstream OSes (at the same time, for different reasons), and planning to include OpenBSD to that roster (taking care of a fleet takes time), I'd love to everyone select the correct tool for their applications and don't throw stones at people who doesn't act like them. Please remember that we all sit in houses made of glass before throwing things to others. Oh, also please don't make assumptions about people you don't know.
  - justinsaccount 9mo ago
    > Stop trying to make everyone act like you act. Yeah! Telling people what to do is rude! > Anyone still using Linux on the desktop in 2026 should switch Oh.
- waynesonfire 9mo ago
  You could describe Richard Stallman as someone who refuses to use proprietary software because he sees using it as becoming complicit--however indirectly--in a technology ecosystem that violates the values he’s committed to. "Just don't use X" is in fact a very engaged and principled response. Try again.
johnny22 9mo ago
I like the GPL for the kernel, so I wouldn't switch.
- direwolf20 9mo ago
  What should I do if I like AGPLv3 kernels?
  - johnny22 9mo ago
    then you'd have a write a new kernel
yjftsjthsd-h 9mo ago
(I like OpenBSD, but) It is extremely hard to compete with Linux on hardware support / driver coverage.

Nothing, but openbsd is amazing and just works. Anyone still using Linux on the desktop in 2026 should switch.

by noosphr 9mo ago

Nothing, but openbsd is amazing and just works. Anyone still using Linux on the desktop in 2026 should switch.

"Just don't use X" doesn't solve any problems in any space, unfortunately. Plus, it's an avoidant and reductionist take. Note: I have nothing against BSDs, but again, this is not the answer.

noosphr 9mo ago
It works for me and for millions of others. Stop trying to make everyone act like you act.
- bayindirh 9mo ago
  I'm not trying to make everyone act like I act. Also, I know. A few of my colleagues run {open, free, dragonfly}BSD as their daily drivers for more than two decades. Also, we have BSD based systems at a couple of places. However, as a user of almost all mainstream OSes (at the same time, for different reasons), and planning to include OpenBSD to that roster (taking care of a fleet takes time), I'd love to everyone select the correct tool for their applications and don't throw stones at people who doesn't act like them. Please remember that we all sit in houses made of glass before throwing things to others. Oh, also please don't make assumptions about people you don't know.
- justinsaccount 9mo ago
  > Stop trying to make everyone act like you act. Yeah! Telling people what to do is rude! > Anyone still using Linux on the desktop in 2026 should switch Oh.
waynesonfire 9mo ago
You could describe Richard Stallman as someone who refuses to use proprietary software because he sees using it as becoming complicit--however indirectly--in a technology ecosystem that violates the values he’s committed to. "Just don't use X" is in fact a very engaged and principled response. Try again.

johnny22 9mo ago

I like the GPL for the kernel, so I wouldn't switch.

direwolf20 9mo ago
What should I do if I like AGPLv3 kernels?
- johnny22 9mo ago
  then you'd have a write a new kernel

yjftsjthsd-h 9mo ago

(I like OpenBSD, but) It is extremely hard to compete with Linux on hardware support / driver coverage.