Can someone explain to me why the fuck I should pay for installing packages that are available in other distros?
WTF Ubuntu???
this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2024
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Ubuntu is a popular Linux operating system for PC / mobile devices, etc.
Developed by Canonical & based on Debian (another older Linux OS) which is known for it's rock solid stability.
Ubuntu is trusted everywhere computing by professionals and common users alike.
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It’s free for personal use. It used to be a paid-only service to let you get 10 years of security updates (LTS support is usually only 5)
Right, it’s premium support for corporations that want to stick with a release past its normal expiration date.
The labor required to perform that maintenance costs money, and honestly it’s shit work that you’d have to pay me a lot to convince me to do.