[Shiunbird]

My thing is - I want to learn new and more advanced things. Every time I need to go back and relearn some basic syntax or rewrite stuff... I get mad.

Just got mad a Microsoft's Docker SQL Server image. They don't have their sqlcmd management utility in PATH (no idea why), and they changed it from /opt/mysql-tools/bin to /opt/mysql-tools18/bin... like... WHY??? and I just pulled newer image for same 2022 release.

And Linux is pretty much the same thing. Every time automation breaks or I need hacks like "find" to see where things are supposed to be, I get mad.
So far, I have never had the same problem with freebsd.

Others here will prefer other BSDs, like NetBSD or OpenBSD. But all will agree that Linux is not great...

Without the power that Linus has over Linux, fragmentation will get even worse. Just like with old UNIX. If Pottering takes over, the Windowzification of Linux will be complete.

Very interesting about Drew Gallatin. I didn't know.
The governance model of the BSD distros seems to be way more rational and stable than Linux, and I've been enjoying proper documentation and release notes, and the fact that I can plan migrations and updates without fearing the house will catch fire.

Actually, it is very satisfying to plan big activities and expect that things will go according to plan!