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Linux is just a kernel. It is so stable and boring that you can oftentimes update the kernel in-place, without rebooting, and nothing will break. > It is basic
by bigyabai 1mo ago
Linux is just a kernel. It is so stable and boring that you can oftentimes update the kernel in-place, without rebooting, and nothing will break.
> It is basically the same Android versus iPhone argument.
Maybe, if you've never used desktop Linux? Android and iOS are both advertisement-ridden locked-down hellscapes. The false dichotomy of openness and polish is exactly why Linux is attractive to people; you can absolutely have both. Obviously Google and Apple don't want you to think that, but it's not any more wrong today than it was in 1995.