> Again, we're really sorry it's come to this, but all of the Linux
infrastructure and a lot of its maintainers are in the US and we can't
ignore the requirements of US law.
So the kernel running on my desktop is controlled by the US?
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@skyblond That's why I'm looking into the world of alternative kernels for a few years. I'm familiar with FreeBSD. Recently I've started a new project completely based on OpenBSD — the server runs this OS and I've installed it on my PC alongside GNU/Linux to dual-boot into it when working on the project. GNU Guix is also an interesting OS because it officially supports the Hurd kernel, as well as Debian GNU/Hurd.
@skyblond Yeah, FreeBSD is the most robust and beginner-friendly among the listed ones. Just be cautious with ZFS: some sources say that it requires ECC RAM to prevent data corruption, I don't know. UFS is enough for most cases. And be cautious with partitioning if you're going to dual-boot: look at my other comment how OpenBSD's installer broke my partitions (fortunately I had backups).