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[-] Bene7rddso@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

Linux is a confusing fucking mess of 30 years of random decisions by lone programmers.

More like 50 years with all the stuff from Unix

@Bene7rddso @dingus pretty much like any tech stack, once you’re taking a close look at things. Since it’s open-source they have no interest whatsoever lying about the quality of their system - not to mention that any serious service cannot but run UNIX/UNIX-like. Proprietary stuff, most of the time, also require qualified workers to maintain their own mess. And if it looks messy, blame it on ignorance.

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