Linux 7.2 has landed, dragging x86 timing clean out of the nineties by making the Time Stamp Counter mandatory.
I wrote up a quick article on why ditching those ancient legacy fallbacks is good housekeeping, plus a few other bits like cache-aware scheduling and memory tweaks worth noting.
Is anyone still using legacy hardware? If so, what do you use it for?
Just use NetBSD and never look back :)
Linux supports much less old hardware than its competitors.
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But NetBSD and FreeBSD can run Linux software as well?
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It’s much deeper than emulation like you would a PlayStation. Last time I checked you could run steam and proton on FreeBSD
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You can (compile and) run almost all Linux software on the BSDs.
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FreeBSD’s jails are pretty interesting though, so is NetBSD’s rump kernel. But my point was (especially older) hardware support, not software support. If all you care about is the sheer number of available applications, Windows is there for you. 😉
Your post that it was “not even close” is misleading at best and utterly wrong in total.
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So is Linux, compared to macOS and Windows. You still use it, as it seems to be just enough for your own needs.
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Mine don’t.
Source?
Compared to Windows, Linux is more of a niche OS for hobbyists. (My everyday device is a desktop, not a router.) Your point is what exactly? Operating systems need a certain market share to be good? Lol. Seriously, just lol.
Enjoy your ~3% niche OS.
I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted?
NetBSD
OpenBSD
Linuxers gonna linux.
I actually learned how to actually use a shell interface when I setup FreeBSD the first time. But other than tinkering with BSD’s on occasion, I really don’t have much experience with them.
To dismiss them outright is baffling to me.
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