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We don't talk about operating systems that would be silly. We talk about distros.
True but also true.
Linux isn't a hobby, its a lifestyle.
There are layers to this, Arch people feel superior to Mint or Ubuntu users. But! FreeBSD feels superior to all Linux. OpenBSD superior to all other BSDs, Plan9 superior to all other OSs. Meanwhile, Linus Torvalds uses Fedora and Ken Thompson uses Debian. Iirc Rob Pike uses MacOS.
While I can use any of the mentioned stuff (apart from MacOS, I suppose), there is one type of person that scares me. A wild LFS daily driver.
Literally the GPL
I use arch btw
Username checks out
We can all see that...
Linux is GPL v2 and would basically be impossible to relicense.
I prefer to use linux.
I try not to be very fixated on the superiority/inferiority dynamic.
It is very difficult lately
I try and avoid it too (outside of memeing with my friend group) but every time I hear something about windows I can't help it.
Don't just get linux and think you're part of the crew....
You use Mint? Ugh all I use is Arch, GUI is so slow. As they're looking like they're hacking the matrix to change their wallpaper.
Yes but which distro? π
Obviously the most superior distro, which is of course Spoiler
whichever one I use
tips fedora
You are definitely correct about the best distro.
The best is:
spoiler
the one that allows me to run the software I want to run
Im a real Linux user not a newb so obviously I'm on the superior Hannah Montana Linux
Justin Bieber Linux or GTFO.
Or as I call it "Spread truths"
i use arch btw
Gonna be honest; I'm the kinda guy who sticks to the basics like Mint Cinnamon and ZorinOS. Because of specific updates that Mint is getting in December, I'm switching back to Mint when I get a laptop again.
What new features is Mint getting?
What updates is Mint getting in December?
Switching to the Debian installer instead of Ubiquity is a big one. I can't remember the others off the top of my head, but they're great.
Will you also tell people that every fucking update breaks something? Yeah, it's been a bad day in my Linux kingdom.
You should try arch, I don't have these issues on arch.
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