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Why do servers and supercomputers primarily run on Linux and not on some Microsoft/Apple/Google/Amazon OS? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.world
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Most servers around the world run Linux. The same goes for almost all supercomputers. That's astonishing in a capitalist world where absolutely everything is commodified. Why can't these big tech companies manage to sell their own software to server operators or supercomputers? Why is an open, free project that is free for users so superior here?

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[–] 1 point 8 months ago

I've been impressed with how many settings Linux has gotten in to GUIs, at least in KDE and XFCE. Sure, it's not every option, but it's usually better organized and easier to get through than what ever the hell Windows has done with keeping the control panel et. al. around so long while making so many settings disappear into the new settings UI.

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