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Why are you guys downvoting this post?
I love Linux but it seems childish to dislike this post. The guy wants to know why people like Linux and is actively asking the community to tell him…
Looking at which comments the user is ignoring completely, the handful he actually replied to, and what he's said in those replies, combined with the fact that the account is new, makes me question the sincerity.
I didn't downvote though.
No, OP is a troll.
proabply bec i said i dont like linux.
And because you type like that.
I will say it's weird to actively not like Linux. It's OK to think it isn't for your daily driver PC, but disliking it is weird. It's undeniably useful as a server OS, and you yourself probably interact with it frequently, even if you don't know it.