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TLDR: Yes, it matters. Especially when it comes to inference and "new" features and hacks it relies on.

What GPU and what inference engine are you using?

On Debian I would use the stable version (not old stable) and I would enable nonfree firmware and also the backports version of the kernel and nonfree firmware. Then you're probably set for a year or two.

An old kernel with only free firmware likely performs much worse. Look at the release logs of the Linux kernel and any GPU driver.

If your hardware is very old, it probably doesn't matter super much. But sometimes it does (like when a manufacturer decides to unlock some sleeping feature in an old forgotten device).

Git

Or "with Flymake" is maybe more accurate.

Firefox (or some derivative). But I guess the real solution is to make that Linux switch.

I wish Ununtu Touch switched name, since its neither Ubuntu nor Canonical any longer.

Debian and then maybe Guix on top of that. Rootless Podman for services.

There is no good reason to choose Arch in 2025. If you want to feel special, NixOS or Guix System is the way to go.

I think Guix is way more coherent than Nix. It also has better documentation and a more friendly community. And you use Scheme instead of Nix lang.

New non-copyleft Rust implementation. While we're at it, let's throw in some blockchain and AI as well. The eccentric South African billionaire CEO will be pleased.

This is what it's all about. We all know this.

I'm pretty sure bugs were accepted into the Linux kernel well before the existence of LLMs.

Readest. But I'm looking for a free app with good TTS and (maybe this breaks the free) which is able to handle DRM content from Adobe digital editions (Or is able to remove the DRM). Unfortunately, my library only provide books through ADE.

How dare you!

How dare you! Can't you see there's a circle jerk in progress?