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[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don’t get that phrase. Isn’t windows mostly desktop use? How is this more desktop oriented?

Other than lightweight what do you find appealing about it?

I like with Linux that what I learn on my servers and desktops transfers.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 3 points 23 hours ago

Being lightweight is valuable in my opinion, it's also a really nice architecture without all the baggage that Linux has. I find it really appealing to have lean software that's optimized for a particular use case. It's also POSIX compliant so a lot Linux skills are transferable, and software from Linux is fairly easy to port over. The fact that Firefox got ported shows that it's doable even with complex GUI apps.