RedReader still works (they got an exemption due to their accessibility features) so that's an option.
In general though, I agree. No thanks, Reddit. The fediverse is getting better every day, and it's fun to be part of something new.
In general, people with commit access to the github repo are the ones who decide what to merge.
Ultimately, it's the admin of each instance who decides what software to run on their server. If there were ever a major disagreement between devs, anyone can fork the repo and encourage the community to concentrate efforts on their version. It's up to the community (of admins, though anyone with with the resources can run an instance) to decide what to accept and run.
Thank you for posting that link. I was unaware.
I didn't want to see them quickly tied off though, I wanted to see them expand into grand story arcs.
A reboot would be very welcome.
Unfortunately that link gives me a 502 bad gateway error from nginx. Is it just me or is the site having difficulty?
MacOS is built on BSD, which is like Linux but more arcane (sort of). (Edit: also the Android kernel is a Linux kernel). If you don't find yourself using the shell in MacOS (or Android), it's because they've done the work to make it unnecessary. The command line is still there, and can still be used to fix (or cause) problems.
The companies developing your audio software release it for Windows or Mac because that's what the users are running. If the majority of their users were running Linux, they would be releasing Linux binaries.
As for being more reliable... it depends on your use case. Around 79% of all publicly accessible servers on the internet run something Unix-like, with about 38% of the total being Linux. Windows is used for about 21%. In my sysadmin work, I use Windows when it's mandated by the software (again, because the developers chose to release for Windows only, not because the software is fundamentally tied to it), and Linux everywhere else. Reliability is a big part of that decision.