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Why the Linux ecosystem cannot be considered "standardized", unlike Windows and Mac?

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[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So, at one point there was 14 competing standards. That was too many, so a bunch of nerds got together and made one all encompassing standard. One that had all the best parts of each other standard.

Now we have 15 competing standards.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Thank you. I was too lazy to find it.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Outsourcing your work… Genius!

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

That’s just a straight-shooter that’s got management written all over him!

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

You can remember it's 927 because 1927 is the year the chinese civil war started