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

  • conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works
    12·
    2 months ago

    Because freedom.

    Windows is one OS, with limited ability to customize. Mac is one OS, with limited ability to customize.

    Linux, as a core concept, is hundreds of OSes that anyone can customize any of, at will, to meet their requirements. Different versions of Linux diverge because different people/projects want different things.