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My ultimate OS is Linux, but it's rock stable, supports all hardware and runs OSX and Windows software natively. Heh



You can already run a substential amount of Windows software natively on Linux with Wine, there is also Darling working on bringing MacOS to linux.

With that being said, my ultimate distro is Linux with a Desktop Environment that is less braindead than Gnome.

https://www.winehq.org/ https://www.darlinghq.org/


Yes... "run"... a "substantial amount"...

Nah man, sadly most of the really useful software is quite unstable under wine, if it even runs :(


My ultimate distro is very similar to Linux but with a desktop environment similar to OS X, but more open and configurable.


ElementryOS is heading that way, if you haven't heard of it yet. But the ecosystem is no where near close to MacOS. Sadly, for me, cause I mostly run Linux. :P


As an OS I agree, but the desktop experience leaves a lot to be desired.

I'm currently trying to figure out how to properly drive a 4K monitor with my laptop and not have it end up lagging. Supposedly hardware acceleration is enabled on Firefox, but even trying to play even a 1080p YouTube video drops frames. On Windows it is buttery smooth, so it's not a hardware issue. Don't even get me started about scaling...

(Currently using GNOME on Wayland)



Linux is a kernel


I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.




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