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Discussion on: Why Do Developers Prefer Linux?

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Eljay-Adobe

For me, it isn't Linux per se, it's any Unix-like system.

Linux? Great!
AT&T Unix? Great!
SCO Unix? Great!
DEC TRU64 Unix? Great!
FreeBSD Unix? Great!
macOS Unix? Great!
Cygwin on Windows? Close enough!

I'm aware of — and use — MinGW, WSL, and Git BASH (Git for Windows). But I have a fondness for Cygwin.

The Linux distributions I've used a lot have been: Yellow Dog, SuSE, Red Hat, Mandrake, Slackware, and Raspbian. I'm still using Raspbian. I'm seriously considering the Dell XPS 13 Plus developer edition that has Ubuntu LTS preinstalled.

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Joseph Mania

So you are roaming trying to use all the OS😂😂I like your exploration.