19:15 The NT Kernel of 30 years ago and today are quite different. Windows isn't as monolithic as people think it is. It isn't going to "fall over". Yes there are a bunch of older APIs lying around, but that really isn't any different than installing an old C lib on a Linux distro. Linux users have been predicting similar things for about 20 odd years now, none of this has come to pass.
Years ago when I was a kid I moved from Linux to freebsd for a while. I remember being a little confused about the file system (slices) but I loved how easy it was to just compile my kernel and adjust things. It felt somehow more elegant than Linux. I moved back and don't remember a great deal but was a pleasant experience.
If Windows went open source, specifically Win7 I would strongly consider going back. But as long as Windows is in the Microsoft prison as a closed source system, managed exclusively by a for-profit company I am good. Contrary to what Winbros constantly tell me, it really is not such a big ask to use Linux these days over Windows. My disagreement with Windows has little to do with Windows itself, it would be far more convenient for me, a Windows user since 2003 to use Windows, but alas. Also this feeling probably will diminish as I get more comfortable with an UNIX-like environment.
With Recall being most likely a mandatory feature in Windows going forward, I don't think there's anything that could get me back there, unless I was required by an employer or other institution. Even then, I'd probably get the cheapest Windows laptop I could stand, and just use that for Windows-related tasks.
11:50 You can run Docker on FreeBSD/OpenBSD and Windows. Essentially Docker on the BSD and Windows runs in a small Linux VM on the host system and Docker runs inside the VM. This is essentially invisible to you. Is it as straight forward as linux to setup a Docker installation on Linux which is essentially running their script, probably not, however it isn't too difficult either.
As long as the Linux kernel continues to be GPL, many of these deal breakers are impossible. The GPL and freedom=control. So yeah freedom matters bigtime, whether the "normies" are aware of it or not. I only fear that many developers are getting older and there won't be enough young ones capable of replacing them. I'm a normie and I can't possibly thank all of the open source developers enough for bringing such joy to my life for my mere "hobby". Time to go make a donation to my favorite projects. When those projects are no more they are no more, the people who work on Linux owe me nothing. I am only grateful for the good years that I've had tinkering away in my precious free time and doing inkscape graphics for my candle making LLC.
I see many young faces excited to keep the free software mentality going in different Linux projects. Torvalds himself said there is a clear line of succession in the kernel. They're all veterans themselves, but people know how they work. Once Torvalds is no longer on top, another well-known (within Kernel-land) developer will take his place. And another well-known dev will take THEIR place. And so on
