[actionfromafar]

If you want to communicate to people wanting to learn "the linux" that this (to a close approximation) does this, with very few words, you could do worse.

After all, if you learned to do "linux" on OpenBSD you'd be pretty much at home on Linux, too.

It's a clever bit of SEO, too, mashing in Cygwin, Linux and OpenBSD in the copy.

[technothrasher]

I learned to do "linux" on SunOS 4.1, and I feel less at home on Linux and more like a guest in my grandchildren's house.

[boutell]

Huh. This was my entry point as well, but I find Linux very aligned with my feelings about the 4.1 experience, as opposed to Solaris which felt clunky and overbuilt. Of course this is purely subjective emotional stuff I'm talking about.

[technothrasher]

Yes, the switch to Solaris was definitely abrupt. But the current BSDs feel more like SunOS 4 to me than Linux does. Though to be honest, I do use Linux more than any of the BSDs these days.

[DonHopkins]

Speaking of Cygnus:

The Worst Job in the World, from Michael Tiemann <[e-mail]>:

https://www.donhopkins.com/home/catalog/unix-haters/slowlari...

PS: Fuck Trump supporting anti-vaxer Scott "You have zero privacy, get over it" McNealy. May he run Solaris in hell.

Scott McNealy has long been one of Trump’s few friends in Silicon Valley:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Scott-McNealy-h...

Former Sun Micro CEO Scott McNealy, known for his provocative quotes, says Trump is doing a 'spectacular job' amid the coronavirus crisis. That's not how many tech experts see it:

https://www.businessinsider.com/scott-mcnealy-praises-trumps...

Sun on Privacy: "Get Over It":

https://www.wired.com/1999/01/sun-on-privacy-get-over-it/

[red_admiral]

If you assume Windows machine as a starting point, you'll need to answer "Why not WSL?". I can think of good answers, but this would be good to document somewhere.