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1. Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Monday, 13-Feb-2023 02:46:12 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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   >Don’t be hypocritical and admit that there is a centralization that you don’t like and an even worse centralization that you like.
   
   That one I can agree on, but it's not a monopoly problem, nor is it a problem with torvalds, because he's very much not alone.
   
   Linux is sadly the current best kernel *with* additional restrictions like being free software, but still compatibility with stuff like proprietary games (which all require x86_64-pc-linux-gnu).
   
   And I know that if it weren't for proprietary games, I would use FreeBSD or NetBSD everywhere.
   • Post (post@qoto.org)'s status on Monday, 13-Feb-2023 02:46:13 JST Post

     @lanodan

     FYI Apple products all uses Darwin as kernel and it is meant for Apple products only.

     Those are kernels but not alternatives to Linux: you can’t say “I will move from Linux to…”.

     Too much software and hardware is based on Linux today.

     If you don’t want to use Blink, there are Gecko and WebKit.

     A lot of people use Gecko or WebKit powered browsers today. How many use a BSD kernel instead of Linux? Can you really say BSD has broad enough scope like Linux and comparable to it feature-wise?

     Torvalds has still too much power over something that has public interest.

     Don’t be hypocritical and admit that there is a centralization that you don’t like and an even worse centralization that you like.