I've been part of the open source community for a long time now, and one of the things that has always been encouraged is for people to take a look at the source and make changes as they see fit; to make the software their own, and to contribute those changes back so that everyone can benefit.

Recently, it seem that there's been a disruption in that mentality; developers, instead of letting their software grow and flourish, have become more protective of their work and are trying to grasp more and more control over their supposed open source software.

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I've been using Linux as my primary operating system for a long time now, long enough to have forgotten some of the nuances and downsides of it. Looking at the newer features of Windows 11, I've been tempted to switch back, and I even tried using it for a month or so. Ultimately, however, it didn't work out, and the more I think about it the more cons I can think of.

Don't get me wrong, Linux isn't perfect, and some of those defects are the reason why I thought about switching, however there are a handful of things that I just can't get over about Windows, causing me to stay with Linux.

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I have been professionally developing software now for the last 12 years, and have been programming for at least the last 20. During that time, software development has changed significantly, and one of the more recent additions has caused both relief and frustration: package managers.

Package managers have been around …

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