Ubuntu XP

Choosing The Right OS is the key

While I couldn't be a coder due to choosing Biology over Computer Science in school despite doing a little bit of Java programming in highschool I still keep interest in computers and using and testing different operating systems is one of my favourite hobbies. I was recently building my device ecosystem and apart from Windows, which is essential for my academic and professional work, I tested and used a bunch of Linux distros on my devices. I keep testing Linux distros if I have free devices to experiment and at present I use Bazzite, Pop!_ OS and Zorin OS and Ubuntu on my laptops while keeping seperate Windows machines for my academic and professional work as I need Microsoft Office and other little things for work and professional purposes which are kind of not really smoothly compatible with Linux. I used Fedora and Mint recently too and I enjoy it but ultimately I ended up selecting Bazzite, Pop and Zorin and Ubuntu for my four Linux machines. There are quite a few other OSs in the market a lot of them free but major ones at present are Windows and Linux only if we leave Mac OS which is a whole different ecosystem altogether. I was a Windows fanboy up until Windows XP, a lot of people drew their line with Windows after Windows 7 and around Windows 8 but for me the best, the absolute zenith of Windows was Windows XP, and of course before that, if we ignore Windows Me, the absolute masterpiece that Windows 98 was. The best thing about Windows 98, XP and even Me was that they had soul and it was because the world had a soul back then, remember that and see Windows 10 and 11 and their lack of soul. Soul is one reason I like Bazzite and to a point even Zorin. You use Bazzite and Zorin and you feel that it is made by good people and this feeling is what I miss with Windows and this was present and I remember well until XP, I haven't used Windows 7, Vista and 8 much. I would never use an Apple product, and I know it is kind of rude and kind of an impossible task given the temptation of seeming classy and rich but my decision has its reasons which I would rather not expand on. Ubuntu is clear about its philosophy, and I love them for it. I think if one has children, it would be good to introduce them to a Raspberry Pi with Raspberry OS and a small monitor (raspberry packages those cute white and pink mouse and keyboard with the device). It would help them learn early about how is the world constructed, which a lot of people take a lifetime in learning.