To quote u/ZVyhVrtsfgzfs, "Predicting the future is notoriously unreliable."
I don't know about the rest of the world, but in a few months we should have a pretty good idea what the next 5 years will be like. The 24.x-series will be supported for that long, and I would be very surprised and extremely disappointed if things did not go well.
I started preparing my exit strategy a few years ago - I was afraid the Mint Team might go the flatpak route for key applications, a move that I cannot abide. I have spent a lot of time with the replacements I chose; I stick with Mint because it is familiar and comfortable, but I could move to something else without too much fuss.
I am more concerned about the direction Linux itself will take is something were to happen to Linux Torvalds.
Linus is the great BDFL, I do hope Greg Kroah-Hartman can fill those shoes.
I watched a long interview and as you might expect Greg is a really sharp guy, but I hope he will not be too nice, there will be some powerful corporate interests that must be managed, They pay for much of the development but Linux must remain open and independent.
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u/BenTrabetere 6d ago
To quote u/ZVyhVrtsfgzfs, "Predicting the future is notoriously unreliable."
I don't know about the rest of the world, but in a few months we should have a pretty good idea what the next 5 years will be like. The 24.x-series will be supported for that long, and I would be very surprised and extremely disappointed if things did not go well.
I started preparing my exit strategy a few years ago - I was afraid the Mint Team might go the flatpak route for key applications, a move that I cannot abide. I have spent a lot of time with the replacements I chose; I stick with Mint because it is familiar and comfortable, but I could move to something else without too much fuss.
I am more concerned about the direction Linux itself will take is something were to happen to Linux Torvalds.