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@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Objective reasons to prefer Linux to Windows
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@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ this document describes some specific technical reasons
to prefer using Linux as a desktop operating system.
These reasons are not exhaustive
--- and not meant to be ---
|---| and not meant to be |---|
but aim to be representative.
This document will not cover servers, phones, or embedded devices.
@@ -793,7 +797,7 @@ into `unintentionally running malware`_.
Also, if the file extensions for different filetypes happen to collide,
as they inevitably do
--- recall that filenames are not case-sensitive ---
|---| it doesn't help that filenames are case-insensitive |---|
one program must take default precedence over the other for that file extension.
For example, there `a lot of different file formats`_ with a ``.dat`` file extension,
@@ -1697,7 +1701,7 @@ Software configuration: registries and text files.
On Windows, configuration files are not centralized in the user's home directory.
The data that matters
--- that retains configuration when upgrading or recovering from data loss ---
|---| that retains configuration when upgrading or recovering from data loss |---|
is scattered around as ``.INI`` text files in unpredictable directories
or in the `Windows Registry`_.
In general, there is insufficient separation amongst an application's