What’s your primary reason for using #Linux? #openSUSE #OpenSource
Freedom
62.1%
Performance
10.9%
Privacy
23.8%
Learning
3.2%
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@opensuse used to be a balanced combination of all four when I started (kernel version was still below 1.0 😁), in the last years, privacy got a boost. 😒
@opensuse freedom from being subject to the commercial policies of corporations, least but not last the forced imposition of undesired """AI""" features by almost all major companies in the industry.
@opensuse Answer at this point is "Legacy"; after ~30 years those other two operating systems and environments just seem absurd.
@opensuse it was because of windows 10 eol, back in march 2025 bow it changed what i am intrerested in. I got into tech

@opensuse

Why was "money" not an option on this poll?

@opensuse BTW, this should have been multiple choice. For me, Freedom and privacy go hand in hand. But I voted privacy.

@8472 @opensuse

I vote for freedom and privacy, πŸ•΅οΈ
and money savings, πŸ’±
and piracy on the high seas. πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ
I ain't misbehavin'. 😜