I’d suggest Linux - but..
The most persistent complaint you hear about Linux from the wintel community is that it’s for geeks - and that the geeks involved so rejoice in their geekiness that it’s off-putting to the sensible majority represented by who ever happens to be speaking.
This used to be true for a minority of those involved with Linux - as witness the widespread use of the intentional, compiler stopping, minor error in the distributed source to frighten off the unwashed.
It generally isn’t true anymore but the meme persists - presumably because the people who recite it as a mantra believe that it’s both effective as a put down against open source and a subtle way of strengthening their personal identification with the pretty party people who typically rise to the top in business and government organizations.
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