Why I Run Linux

I've worked in IT for 20+ years. Windows domains, macOS fleets, massive enterprise ERPs, large scale enterprise virtual environments. I've seen every flavor of locked down, vendor-controlled computing there is.

I run Linux because I don't like asking permission.

When I want software, I type one command. When something breaks, I read the logs and fix it. No support tickets or vendors. If things go sideways, I now have agents, which are better Linux administrators than I could have ever have dreamed of becoming.

My OS doesn't spy on me. Doesn't show ads in the start menu. Doesn't force updates on its schedule. Doesn't declare my hardware "unsupported" because a marketing team wants me to buy new gear.

All of my various servers have been running Ubuntu for years. I also use Docker spin up what I need.

But the real reason is philosophical. Linux is the Bitcoin of operating systems.

Open. Auditable. Community-owned. No CEO. No shareholders. No data harvesting business model hiding behind a glossy interface. Just software that does what it says, built by people who give a damn.

You can't build a censorship resistant internet on a closed source OS. And you can't preach decentralization while your whole digital life runs through Redmond or Cupertino.

I run Linux because the tools of freedom have to be free.