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OS FamilyGNU/LInux
LicenseGNU GPL
Widget ToolkitGTK, Qt, wxWidgets
Pros
Pro Linux is the only reason I use computers.
No anticompetitive behaviour or personal telemetry lost, Linux has the SMALLEST carbon footprint than Microcrap and/or Crapple, and because of the "many eyes" paradigm; fixes, updates, and security is made available almost immediately. Because of it's compatibility with older hardware, your favorite computer gathering dust can be resurrected to be productive again.
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GNU/Linux
Recommended 5 years ago
You have to invest some time to build your perfect system, but then it's perfect for you.
Pro
Access to really powerful terminalsPro
Most software is open sourcePro
Lots of development tools availablePro
Package managersPro
Most Linux distributions are freePro
A wide variety of distributions availablePro
UNIX-likePro
No telemetry, unlike WindowsPro
Works great on older hardwarePro
Choose any type of desktop environment (or none)Con
Incompatible with a lot of applicationsCon
Issues with drivers if your hardware is not officially supportedCon
Maintenance can be time-consumingPro
Extremely fastCon
Too much customization