I was too lazy to actually learn dracut, and I thought that setting up custom initramfs would help me gain insight into the linux boot process. Normal Gentoo stuff lol

Vodafone gang!

Hehe… I installed Gentoo last year and I was thrown in the deepest of deep ends after having to set up a custom initramfs for my LUKS setup… took about a week to get it running…

where suckless

When compared to GNOME, it seems fine.

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But so does Windows when compared to M*cOS

Linux distros:

I wouldn’t dual boot because of the possibility of Windows breaking the bootloader. If OP could spare a separate drive or USB stick specifically for toying with Linux, they may get more out of it before committing.

linux intensifies

I guess the only instance guaranteed to not block piracy is the one at which the community itself is hosted

Just do it properly and configure sshd securely. When you have a machine exposed to the internet, you should expect it to be attacked. If you really want to give the finger to bots, run endlessh on port 22 and keep sshd on a non-standard port. Stay safe.