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I wish this were true! The problem with Linux is that it is constantly changing. I have been using it for 30 years and have built my own embedded distros from scratch. Yet every time I turn around there moving this setup file to another directory or changing out that language for a slightly incompatible newer version. Trying to configure and maintain a box is a constant battle.

Windows is the polar opposite. The ui may have some annoying changes but under the hood it is frustratingly stable, often remaining unchanged for 20+ years (even the bugs live forever). Users crave simplicity and consistency. It is something Linux still needs to figure out.

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I think Windows keeps some bugs unfixed for backwards competibility reasons

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When a bug has been around for so long, it gets promoted to feature.

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Is that with Linux kernel specifically or the user space? I’ve heard that Linus tries to keep the kernel interface stable, but most userspace progtams don’t share that philosophy.

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You might appreciate the most stable Linux ABI for games: Wine

I only mostly joke… Mostly

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I have been using Linux a lot more than usual at work this year. Something like Fedora w/ gnome might be a little much for some users. However, I am still impressed with how seamless everything is with Linux Mint.

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Just count yourself lucky that you don’t have to manually configure X11 environments anymore.

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don’t worry, X is still horrible

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But now you can just use wayland

Edit: I didn’t look at the picture before. I still recommend wayland instead of twitter

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“modelines” ugh. Still have nightmares

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