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What was Linux like in the 90s
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this post was submitted on 19 Apr 2025
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I don't remember if that ever got fixed. Even if it did, Flash was already on its way out by that point.
Some technologies are better skipped, ignored until they collapse under their own annoyance.
I don't think this paints a bleak enough picture of Linux before 2010 or so tbh, but it's a good start.