I use linux because, in the 90s, Redhat shipped with a Star Trek game. We are not the same.
I use Linux because of compiz fusion cube desktop. We are not the same.
We are not. When I want a cubic desktop environment I reach(ed) for BeOS.
Linux gotta mainstream wen?
Time to switch to bsd
It’s almost time to roll out your own OS, posix is becoming too mainstream
I've used FreeBSD for about a month in 2005, and still can't stop talking about it.
I dual booted it as a desktop for about 6 months around the same time, but honestly all I did is use it as a desktop and browser. I could hardly figure out how to do anything else. I've forgotten everything about the experience, and anything I happen to accidentally remember I try to also forget.
I switched in the late 90s to attract women. I still think it's going to work someday.
Let's not repeat the mistakes of (some!) old Unix-Heads and just welcome all newbies, please <3
You use Linux because of your superiority complex and need to be seen as cool.
I use Linux because I'm broke.
We are not the same.
I use Linux because I don't trust windows, I don't like the direction Microsoft is headed, and I'm bored.
We're not the same either, but that's ok. We can still all have each other's backs.
I mean, can't it be both?
Not if you want to apply the "we are not the same meme" format. That... Like a sith... Only deals in absolutes.
Least contrarian Linux user.
I use Linux because of the 3D desktop cube. Who doesn’t love the cube!
yay gatekeeping!
Yeah this post is pretty cringe lol
I honestly hate this meme template. It’s barely ever used for anything smart and mostly just being a gatekeeper.
The guy saying he uses Linux because of some ‘90s game is way better.
I use Linux because Hackintosh is a dying platform and it only takes about 800 hours to get it almost as good.
This brought me memories. In college I had a Dell Mini with Intel atom 1st get. It was useless to run engineering apps like matlab or solidworks
I installed OSx86 and those apps ran a lot better using parallels than running natively on Windows, I was even able to play some games on it
My one thing I feel like I can brag about in tech circles is that I switched to Linux in 1995 (Linux kernel version 1.2.1), and I haven't looked back since. This was even before Windows 95 was released.
Yeah, but, like, I use Arch btw
You're absolutely right. Microsoft has systematically killed every reason I have for having their software on my pc. I'm not switching to linux because linux got better (although it certainly has). I'm ditching windows because windows now sucks more than I can bare.
I liked that one band before they became popular. That's what you sound like.
It's interesting how the open source model and enshittification have pulled both OSes in opposite directions. I used to look forward to the newest version of Windows because it had cool useful stuff.
I use Linux cuz Linux looks cool
I use linux because I love penguins.
We're not the same.
I've been occasionally giving Linux a shot since bubuntu 5.04 and it would never stick. I guess many things aligned at some point in 2017-18 when I just gave up on windows and microsoft in general. I've been sticking to my beloved gnome, fighting it to do things it wasn't built to.
And then came 2019 and sway 1.0 got released. It felt like reddit imploded. Decided to finally give this "tiling nonsense" a try. A week or so later it finally clicked and I've not been fighting my system anymore.
Fast forward a few years and I'm now a Gentoo, OpenRC, OpenRC-init and Hyprland nutter :)
I use Linux because the Steam Deck convinced me that gaming on Linux is a thing. Before that i was hesitant to make the jump, even though I've used UNIX before Windows 3 even came out
I use Linux because it's great and better than windows
¿Porque no los dos?
I use Linux cuz the IT & security folks at work gave us the OK for developers to dual boot.
Switching between the OSs makes windows feel so bad in comparison. Fortunately I basically only boot windows to make sure it stays in good standing with updates and network security. And this isn’t some hand crafted lightweight install. I threw Mint on there and it’s worked perfectly since day 1.
Wow, you have won Linux congratulations you are the most Linux
I use BSD ‘cause it’s not Linux.
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as BSD, is in fact, FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD, or as I've recently taken to calling it, BSD-based operating systems. BSD is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning BSD-based system made useful by the BSD kernel, libc, and other essential components of a complete OS.
Many computer users run a modified version of the BSD system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of BSD which is widely used today is often called "FreeBSD," and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the BSD system, developed by the FreeBSD Project.
There really is a BSD, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. BSD is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. BSD is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with BSD added, or GNU/BSD. All the so-called "BSD" distributions are really distributions of GNU/BSD!
This is a spicy retelling of the lore. I hope it catches on.
Hint: :q!
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