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Jonathan H

"which is a must for a professional usage"

Um, no. I've been a developer for almost 30 years, used Windows (and DOS) since the beginning, and a mix of BSD and Linux distros over the past 20 years. I can count on one hand the number of times I've had to access the "corners" of the OS (e.g. modify the kernel).

I can also count on one hand the number of times I've encountered a truly unresolvable situation in Windows.

Saying Linux is a must for developers is like saying you can only do graphic design on a Mac. The truth is usually that someone just doesn't know the other OS as well as they think they do. I've known Linux fans who are still under the impression that Windows hasn't progressed since Win 98 and we all need to reboot every day and get BSODs daily. I also know Windows fans who think Linux is purely shell and don't know what KDE or GNOME are.

Just let people use what they're comfortable with and stop trying to pretend that one OS is superior over others, because you're comparing apples and oranges.

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