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I tried Alpine for a desktop installation. The package manager has surprisingly decent package set. And the performance is the best I found, for some reason applications starts faster. But I had to stop the experience because websites thats includes widevine didn't work. Its sad to say, but many softwares relies on non-standard glibc shit. With glibc instead of musl Alpine can be simply the best distro. If musl is not faster that glibc I don't think glibc will make Alpine slower.
You can use glibc programs in Alpine using containers, chroots, Flatpak, etc.
This wasn’t on Alpine, but I used to run Steam on a musl Void Linux install in a chroot.
Alpine's main thing is musl. musl is a lot better than glib, but you have to compile for it, which means no proprietary software.
The glibc can be introduced by an Alpine fork, so Alpine can stay pure.
Why is musl better than glibc? Looking at the licence, it's just your classic corporate cuckolding that always leads to a net decrease in upstream contributions