@Linux >Linux has surpassed macOS usage / developers!
Yeah, that kind of survey really isn't reliable enough to come to that sort of conclusion.

From what I can see, the only conclusion that can be reached is that for stack-overflow developers that have mentioned what OS they use, systemd/Linux has become more popular than MacOS.


>put free as in freedom Linux on it
Sorry to break it to you, but Linux is proprietary software:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/net/appletalk/cops_ffdrv.h
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/net/appletalk/cops_ltdrv.h

You need GNU Linux-libre for a free version of Linux: https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/


But even then, you probably want an OS, rather than just a kernel: "Sadly, a kernel by itself gets you nowhere. To get a working system you need a shell, compilers, a library etc. These are separate parts and may be under a stricter (or even looser) copyright. Most of the tools used with linux are GNU software and are under the GNU copyleft." - Linus Torvalds, Linux release notes 0.01

So I would recommend looking here: https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html