I get this article, but I also don't like parts of it.
Sure, everything just works. And that's awesome. But it's also being sold here as "the poor person's OS using janky equipment". Sure, Linux can greatly help with artificial obsolescence.
But the biggest point is that you retain ownership and full power over your data.
I've seen this again and again with stuff like Eagle vs KiCAD, and Autodesk software vs FreeCAD. Sure in some cases the FLOSS software isn't as "polished", but when Autodesk decides to arbitrarily change the policy locking you oout of your content, it's a matter of freedom and your data.
The OS is the "carrier", and the applications are the actual thing.
Sure, everything just works. And that's awesome. But it's also being sold here as "the poor person's OS using janky equipment". Sure, Linux can greatly help with artificial obsolescence.
But the biggest point is that you retain ownership and full power over your data.
I've seen this again and again with stuff like Eagle vs KiCAD, and Autodesk software vs FreeCAD. Sure in some cases the FLOSS software isn't as "polished", but when Autodesk decides to arbitrarily change the policy locking you oout of your content, it's a matter of freedom and your data.
The OS is the "carrier", and the applications are the actual thing.