<div dir="ltr">> Can you give a more detailed example?<br><br>The reason I didn\u2019t list specific examples is that the \u201cseamless and flexible\u201d feeling really comes from the integration across the entire stack - packaging standards, update reliability, kernel policies, SELinux, and the way new technologies land early but responsibly. Fedora makes choices like using btrfs and Wayland by default because the project has done the work to make them stable, well-integrated, and predictable in everyday use. None of these things individually capture what I meant, though. It\u2019s the consistency across all of them that creates an experience that feels polished without being restrictive. This is why we have that phrase "When you go Fedora, you never go back" (or something like that).<br><br>When I had to use Arch for a while (back when Asahi Linux only supported it), I appreciated its flexibility, but the overall cohesion wasn\u2019t the same. Once Asahi moved to Fedora, the difference in smoothness was immediately obvious and it felt like coming back to an environment where everything fits together again.<br><br>If you haven\u2019t used Fedora, it\u2019s absolutely worth giving it a try for a month of daily driving. You\u2019ll likely see what I mean within a week of real use.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 1 Dec 2025 at 19:51, Chris Frey <<a href="mailto:cdfrey@foursquare.net">cdfrey@foursquare.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Mon, Dec 01, 2025 at 05:49:01PM -0500, Jason Eckert wrote:<br>
> The reason I prefer this distribution very much mirrors why Linus does -<br>
> when you use it for a while, you'll appreciate how the Fedora project<br>
> ensures that everything is both seamless and flexible. For Linus, it's easy<br>
> to run his latest kernel without the distro making it difficult. For me,<br>
> it's easy to run new things that take a year or two to make their way into<br>
> other distros, and it just works perfectly.<br>
<br>
"everything is both seamless and flexible"<br>
<br>
Can you give a more detailed example?<br>
<br>
It's been a long time since I tried Fedora, and coming from Debian,<br>
things felt subtly "wrong". :-) But I could have very well missed some<br>
winning underlying philosophy.<br>
<br>
- Chris<br>
<br>
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