I am an old RF techie, have been a Ham 35 years. There is not a "left leaning" bone in my body, but I think Linux is an incredibly good OS. And have used it for over 10 years. Not all Linux users are libs, socialists or even geeks. Redhat is certainly not free, but a very stable efficient platform.
OOPS I forgot to include the kneejerk rejection warning: LINUX IS VASTLY SUPERIOR TO WINDOWS I FULLY AND FREELY ACKNOWLEGE THAT, OK? I HATE Microsoft’s horseSh!t games too...
Windows just did a better marketing job and took over the computer world.
I program software for a living - I KNOW linux is superior, OK- but ask gramma if she wants the latest Ubuntu binaries to get email photos of her grandchildren? -the user interface has ONLY had a 20 year head start on Microsoft...
So, technically it is superior- but in marketing and user-friendliiness it SUX HARD