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The *BSD Preference
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<p>I want to start by saying that, yes, this is two blog posts in one day. This is UNPRECEDENTED. Anyways, let's talk about how I even got to this.</p>
<p>Prior to 2025 I used to main Windows on my main PC unfortunately. Yes, I WAS (keyword being WAS) a Microslop fan. However, I started leaning more towards Linux since 2020-21. I had mained Linux on laptops for a long time along with Windows.</p>
<p>In January 2025, shortly after getting this blog, I had switched to Gentoo Linux on a new SSD. I took back control of my machine from not only Microslop's hands but also HP's claws. Specifically, HP basically has what I consider a rootkit in Windows using their device hardware drivers. I'll probably talk about the HP thing at another time though.</p>
<p>Well, over time I used it for everything until things changed in August 2025. I was looking for a new music production machine to take over from my old MacBook Air from 2015. Logic Pro's trial (which I now have officially bought) was the only thing I was used to. I tried LMMS but just couldn't get used it it, and Audacity wasn't good enough for what I needed.</p>
<p>I finally bought an M4 MacBook Air, and here started "The *BSD Preference". I had already had some distaste to GNU and Linux, mainly because of <a href="https://stallman-report.org/">The Stallman Report</a>. <em>(BIG CONTENT WARNING: This report goes through RMS's views on children and sexual relations along with plenty of other things. Do not read it if you are sensitive to those subjects.)</em></p>
<p>Linux also has Rust for Linux which has (unfortunately) suceeded in becoming a kernel language. I know this sounds very VERY controversial and a lot of Linux subjects are. In fact, Linux is just very controversial in nature. Rust has a lot of drawbacks that should NOT belong in a kernel like Linux at all. For one, <a href="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68260">Rust introduced a CVE into Linux</a> that previous C code didn't do which crashes the entire system. Not to mention that adding another language to a kernel like Linux is a horrible idea for existing maintainers who are used to the C and Assembly base.</p>
<p>Linus Torvalds has also been very accepting of the idea of AI code in the kernel, even vibecoding his own projects. This is a very dangerous position to take. Linux is ran on hundreds of thousands, if not millions of mission critical systems, including my own little home office infrastructure.</p>
<p>If Linux wasn't as big as it is now, nor pushed as heavily as an alternative to Windows or other systems, I would probably be fine with it, but I see this as a direct attack on
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