How was your start into the open source community? (lemmy.ml)

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[-] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 14 points 11 months ago

I wasn't satisfied with Windows Vista, but didn't want to be forever stuck with XP, wasn't going to buy a Mac because I didn't want to spend a lot of money when I had a reasonable computer already... Found out about Linux and tried it. Funnily enough, I had used it for almost a year without actually knowing what open source meant, or what source is.... I just saw it as "Ubuntu is free and isn't Windows".

[-] Pantherina@feddit.de -5 points 11 months ago

This is a big problem. Linux is not free, development costs just as much as other platforms

[-] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Like I said, at the time I didn't even know what open source meant and assumed that Linux is a product, and Ubuntu was the company that made it. I know better now, but back then I just saw it as a "replace Windows without spending money". Also I was a teenager, and I would have pirated anything back then without a second thought even if it weren't free.

Also, since Linux is so widely used by corporations, they fund its development, so I prefer to donate the small amounts of money I can to smaller projects.

[-] Pantherina@feddit.de -2 points 11 months ago

Linux ≠ Linux Desktop

This is a huge problem in the community and the decentralized nature. Like, I dont even know what projects I all use, like curl, ffmpeg, bubblewrap, flatpak, systemd, all these things and again, these are well known projects.

This is a huge funding problem as only GUI apps can ask for funding. Corporations often dont fund small projects, but often just the kernel and Core apps.

Not shaming teenage you of course :D

[-] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Linux ≠ Linux Desktop

I'm aware, I was just explaining my experience back in 2007. It was like moving to a new country where things work differently and the attitude needed was very different from what I am used to.