If Linux went away, what would you use?

[Fred Barclay]

Mac, I think. That way I still get to have *Nix.
BSD isn't usable enough for me now.

(That is, since we're assuming a hypothetical 'Linux goes away' future, I'm assuming that future also involves my being able to afford the Apple universe! Otherwise I'd probably be forced to go Windows.)

[coffee412]

I chose 'other'.

Frankly, I dont know what I would do. I guess I would consider retirement and just restock my fishing gear and move to somewhere and fish every day on a long pier. I could never run windows or mac software. I would feel so dirty running that stuff.

[Bolle1961]

Most likely a BSD version.
@moem, as I see what ReactOS is after 21 years, I don't think that will ever be a real replacement for whatever OS.

[Royal-Mint]

My OS build with other kernel like kfreebsd did.
Seriously, haven't you learn anything from Debian? They've based on linux & other one kfreebsd.
Even Linux bought away it's not gonna stop debian growing.
They've kfreebsd that use unix kernel as freebsd in their sleeves.

[MintBean]

Windows, begrudgingly. Prefer MacOs but refuse to pay the outrageous 'Apple tax' again.

Poll was better before - ChromeOs and Android certainly are different operating systems from 'Linux' (i.e. GNU/Linux for the pedants) regardless of what kernel they use.

[lexon]

Not worth discussing. End of subject.

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[jimallyn]

@moem, as I see what ReactOS is after 21 years, I don't think that will ever be a real replacement for whatever OS.

I think it was set aside for a number of years. But they are actively developing it now.

[sphyrth]

Other:
If Linux went away, then the Mint Team would refactor their project based on BSD.

The point is, FOSS doesn't die that easily. It will reproduce itself.

[sudo apt-get Linux]

"If Linux went away, what would you use ?" Is like asking "If the internet went away, what would you use ? " Most of the big servers rest on Linux, without them the world of internet would not be the same anymore, it is the backbone of internet.

May be would give a try to BSB or some other exotic creations. Anyway someone would come quickly with something to replace it. Nature abhors a vacuum.

[InkKnife]

I would build a Hackintosh and run macOS. Windows has always irritated the crap out of me and Win10 looks like an absolute nightmare to me.

[H.Remedy]

I'd start from the assumption that every Linux developer would go over to BSD. I would then follow them to BSD, happy in the knowledge that these people would finally make BSD user-friendly!

[majpooper]

I would go back to some to some flavor of Ubuntu.

[Moem]

I would go back to some to some flavor of Ubuntu.

If Linux 'went away', whatever that means, there would not be any flavours of Ubuntu.

[Bolle1961]

Maybe Ubuntu Windows

[excollier]

I'd probably throw out my computer completely

[old_noob]

Hopefully the full desktop I expect google to debut in 2-3 years. Failing that, BSD, or Mac if I came into a lot of money.

[lexon]

I am using them now. iPhone and iPad.

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[lmuserx4849]

Hopefully we'll still have the option to choose.
Who knows maybe systemd will assimilate linux.

Potential options:
OS/2 in some form.
BSD in some form.

[richlion2]

I would refurbish an old IBM AIX server and reuse it. THE BEST SYSTEM EVER