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0 pointsfortran772y ago0 comments

Linux is just some [explitive deleted] imitation of Unix, where the sudo command originated.

I run Windows as my primary development environment because it's better. Linux and other OSes run in VMs.

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washadjeffmad2y ago· 4 in thread

I don't think you should be downvoted for answering parent's question. It's helpful for understanding a mindset that not everyone possesses.

Which version of Windows do you currently run, and what do you feel Windows has or does that makes it superior for your development work?

fortran77OP2y ago

I run Windows 11. It has first-class support for Linux, with WSL, and the Windows Environment has first-class support for NVIDA graphics, popular productivity and entertainment software. It's reliable, stable, and performs well, with commercial support and scheduled major and minor updates. It's consistant. I can develop software for Windows 11 and be sure that everyone else with Windows 11 can run it.

msla2y ago

Windows 11 has ads in its file manager, right?

benrutter2y ago

I've heard this as well, but I run windows 11 for work, and can confirm the file manager has no ads in it (I don't know if there are alternative versions of Windows 11 that do, but it definitely isn't true as a blanket statement)

fortran77OP2y ago

Most of the complaints I hear are from people running an unlicensed copy and complaining it nags them.

msla2y ago· 1 in thread

Legally, FreeBSD is just an imitation of Unix.

Linux is just as much of a Unix as any OS in actual widespread use.

pjmlp2y ago

There are other real UNIX to chose from.

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