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this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2025
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I got a job writing software for Linux servers.
After spending my workday on a mature stable operating system, going home to Windows or Mac became frustrating, to me.
Various challenges required paid-but-still-kind-of-buggy software on Windows or Mac, that I had mature stable solutions for on Linux.
I spent many years installing free software recompiled for Windows (in cases where it was available) so that I would have the same quality of tools at home as I had at work.
Eventually Ubuntu and Linux Mint hit an ease of use that made me feel silly last time I went through the effort that comes with activating Windows.