[_tkzm]

"I develop software, and just want to get things done" - exactly why i am a continuous windows user since win95(ie. ever). linux and (free)bsd always interested me but they were always impractical and eventually only a time wasters.

[Carpetsmoker]

As a counter-point, I am much more productive on Linux than on Windows, and I don't need to deal with a new OS every 4 years with forced upgrades. I believe Windows 7 is going out of support soon, even though many people still run it as ... it does what they want, and they don't need to upgrade.

Meanwhile, my Linux/BSD environment only changes on one condition: when I want it to. While some internals change (i.e. systemd), much of the UI is very consistent.

This is a massive time-saver for me, because I don't want to deal with learning Windows 10 or whatever new Microsoft comes out with.