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Did you choose for Linux for freedom or ... (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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for gratis or other reasons ?

Have you been a distro hopper ?
What is your favorite Linux distro ?

EDIT : Thanks for all the comments so far. Heartwarming really!

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 4 points 7 months ago

Windows is free for all intents and purposes. At least for most people. So it's about freedom for me.

My favourite distro is Debian. But I wish it had a workable rolling release. OpenSUSE Tumbleweed is the closest distro to that ideal.