• RustyNova@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Just asking, what’s the reason for this Linux hate? Is there arguments against it you want to share or is it just troll / rage baiting?

    Not judging, I’m just curious.

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    1 month ago

    I like Linux but there is some truth to the OP cartoon

    For example if I say I use Ubuntu, some Linux users will get angry and say that it’s a bad distro, it’s a beginner’s distro, it means you’re an idiot, etc.

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      1 month ago

      some Linux users will get angry and say that it’s a bad distro,

      its just a bad distro because of canonical.

      it’s a beginner’s distro,

      Beginner distro? yeah sure so is every other that has an installer. Which also doesn’t make it a bad distro.

      it means you’re an idiot,

      it means you are an idiot? certainly not.

      etc.

      fuck elitism, just use whatever you want (as long it is linux/netbsd :) )

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        1 month ago

        Fair points. I get that Ubuntu definitely isn’t perfect but for my purposes I think it’s alright. Maybe one day I’ll prefer something else though.

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          Nothing is perfect and you are absolutely correct that a lot of people make the OS choice seem like a much bigger deal than it is. Sure, over can argue ethical reasons and even give technical recommendations for very clear cut use cases, but for anyone that just wants a workstation or private server, pretty much anything goes, just follow your heart’s desire.

          The whole beauty of Linux is that you simply pick and choose what you like, and if you find something better, you switch over. Even things like the OS are simply not that relevant, as after a bit of usage you will have customized it anyway. This isn’t Windows or Apple where you are locked in to anything.

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            1 month ago

            True. I guess any of the big distros (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Mint) are fine for beginners and then they can learn what they like from there.

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              1 month ago

              Why limit it to exactly those? What’s wrong with starting with other big distros or obscure tiny distro? Hell, I know people who are using red hat or suse, not to forget the trillion Arch variants. If you’re curious and think it’s a good fit or just want to try things out, anything is fine

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                30 days ago

                Yeah okay that’s true. I just thought that some distros will be more difficult to try out, but yes you’re right, it’s probably best if people just do what they want.

                I saw this posted on Hacker News today, a short manifesto encouraging people to try new things, and to not worry about how long you stick with new things.