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I was considering switching from Windows to Linux but man, I don't know, if only they had one more installer... /s
Why people can't just use Calamares and stop reinventing the wheel?
I understand but that's not how I think when I develop something.
I usually try to find a tool, library, program or functionality that is missing. If I find something that does that already, I use it. If it is missing something or is not perfect, I try to contribute to it.
I strongly believe in joining efforts to build better tools and that software quality can soffer from too high fragmentation.