Post AMONLfX4sA2Dz1ojk8 by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
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(DIR) Post #AMOJEEFRW8rPWClX1s by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T16:57:31Z
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What do you guys think is the best way to promote GNU/Linux? :amongustwerk:
(DIR) Post #AMOJvF2YRqEgQYFOiG by vikingkong@mstdn.starnix.network
2022-08-10T17:05:18Z
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@Mirk0dex
(DIR) Post #AMOKQydQyfUcoXd7mi by vikingkong@mstdn.starnix.network
2022-08-10T17:11:02Z
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@Mirk0dex I don't think we should promote it at all. Moreover, the harder Linux for a normie user, the better.Imagine for a minute that Linux became the most popular desktop OS. Do you really want the invasion of proprietary shitmakers with all it entails?So let's keep our little island of freedom safe from this shit, gatekeeping is our sole salvation.
(DIR) Post #AMOLFPn8HiG9W9DWXQ by james@mstdn.starnix.network
2022-08-10T17:20:07Z
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@vikingkong @Mirk0dex They could also make Linux distros that require proprietary accounts. Look at SteamOS, Chrome OS, and even Ubuntu accounts. They might also have exclusive proprietary features that you don't have on other Linux distros, leaving them out. It could survive, but harder than it is now.
(DIR) Post #AMON9TRbzSSd19RhGS by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T17:41:28Z
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@vikingkong Nice opinion, but unfortunately 37.94.274.984.Just kidding :troll:When I see people using Macs and thinking their privacy is getting protected, I always end up laughing a bit. I just feel bad for people who really don't know what real computing freedom is, as they have never truly experienced it.
(DIR) Post #AMONC0Fez7BfLY3rvs by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T17:41:57Z
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@vikingkong Proprietary trash has always been around, and its availability for GNU/Linux and other free OSes isn't necessarily a bad thing. In a free environment, the computer user should be able to choose between using a piece of software or being used by it..
(DIR) Post #AMONEKSOpewKal84mW by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T17:42:21Z
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@vikingkong If you don't wanna use non-free software on your PC, don't use it. I hate it, and thus, I don't use it. Nobody is forcing me to, and hopefully the same applies to you as well. But if you are being forced to use proprietary software, and still want to use a free OS, one of the things holding you back from using it might be the program's unavailability on your distro or OS of choice.
(DIR) Post #AMONLfX4sA2Dz1ojk8 by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T17:43:41Z
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@vikingkong The more people and communities are free, the healthier our world gets. Everybody deserves the chance to switch to a BaSeD mindset and start using software that's actually good, and of course, free/open/libre/awesome.
(DIR) Post #AMONtSaNVyUHfwTSFM by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T17:49:47Z
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@james @vikingkong I personally think that Ubuntu can & will change for the better, as soon as Canonical realises how bad of an idea Snaps are. :gnulightened:
(DIR) Post #AMOOQzAjNeHGIRSpPM by fbievan@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T17:55:50Z
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@Mirk0dex just show what it can do.
(DIR) Post #AMOPgGeUlvoYo9EkSW by BalooUriza@social.tulsa.ok.us
2022-08-10T18:09:48Z
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@Mirk0dex The last option along with taking about the same cost as Windows Ultimate off the sticker price.@selea
(DIR) Post #AMOPyfuZb5daMQXCQi by m0xee@social.librem.one
2022-08-10T18:13:07Z
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@james @vikingkong @Mirk0dex I'd say we could all benefit from better hardware support, but in worst case scenario we'd just get more binary blobs that only work with some old kernel 😢I still chose the last option.
(DIR) Post #AMOPyttJcYwxia3OPg by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T18:13:11Z
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@BalooUriza @selea yes
(DIR) Post #AMOQQLl07lb7xfFmka by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T18:18:09Z
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@m0xee @james @vikingkong welp, we could always fork the Linux kernel or just switch to Linux-libre if that happens
(DIR) Post #AMOQbbteSTFzCcfY8m by james@mstdn.starnix.network
2022-08-10T18:20:10Z
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@Mirk0dex @m0xee @vikingkong In fact, Linux is adding Rust into the kernel, but Linux-libre said they won't. Guess it's time to switch soon.
(DIR) Post #AMOQyV1s9nygZ2QeSe by PublicLewdness@freespeechextremist.com
2022-08-10T18:24:20.246685Z
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@Mirk0dex None of the above for me. I think having healthy discussions on social media and reviews of Linux distros and software online will be good enough. At the end of the day we shouldn't be forcing but educating and have to accept that not everyone will switch.
(DIR) Post #AMOR0oOV862xCd7F5M by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T18:24:44Z
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@james @m0xee @vikingkong Parabola, I'm coming!
(DIR) Post #AMORAr97kivEdLiG6y by VIcFury@poa.st
2022-08-10T18:26:33.972388Z
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@Mirk0dex Telling friends about (and abusing them into use) it. Then make fun of them when they can’t run windows apps.
(DIR) Post #AMORtsaFFryo7grpNA by Bro-Drillard@poa.st
2022-08-10T18:34:42.008513Z
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@Mirk0dex Shaving the neckbeard?
(DIR) Post #AMOSITqGNfvAcz5eYy by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T18:39:08Z
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@PublicLewdness agreed. I'm still gonna force my friends to use GNU/Linux though, cuz they suck and don't deserve the right to choose an OS by themselves.
(DIR) Post #AMOSRAAksfz0EKocCG by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T18:40:41Z
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Daamn, 56 voters? How?
(DIR) Post #AMOUbvDT1nXywDLFtA by fbievan@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T19:05:03Z
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@Mirk0dex @PublicLewdness that is really dumb, just in my personal opinion. I used windows 11 as a friend of mine had a computer with it. I just let it explain itself. Multiple crashes while just trying to start rocket league (don't know if that's a Intel or windows thing). And overall was pretty slow.
(DIR) Post #AMOWmuQyTa45bd1iLo by pludikovsky@chaos.social
2022-08-10T19:29:26Z
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I'm old enough to remember the ads by IBM promoting Linux. They were cringy even back then…
(DIR) Post #AMOXe0qfMGfGqcMiRM by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T19:39:02Z
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@fbievan @PublicLewdness of course I was kidding, I'm never gonna impose my software usage choices onto anybody.Rocket League runs perfectly fine with Proton for me! If you really need to play it, you should check out today's sponsor, Heroic Launcher. Download it here https://heroicgameslauncher.com/ and use code "WINDOWS11SUCKS" for a 1% discount off your first purchase! (Kill me please)
(DIR) Post #AMOXt5IH73iQyiSx96 by fbievan@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-10T19:41:46Z
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@Mirk0dex @PublicLewdness .
(DIR) Post #AMP6aDq2cIqUNA08Aq by wydamn@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-11T02:10:30Z
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@Mirk0dex you must be going fedi-viral 😆
(DIR) Post #AMP6wr7FGTFGYnqBH6 by wydamn@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-11T02:14:37Z
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@Mirk0dex I voted for the fourth option, but I would say it should come with the stipulation that customers shouldn't be given it casually as an option to save them the cost of the MS tax; that's what happened in the netbook era and resulted with a bunch of customers with netbooks that they thought they could install all their windows programs on like a normal computer because a salesman failed to explain the difference.
(DIR) Post #AMQLJuR2gO1K21wnmS by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-11T16:30:21Z
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@wydamn I sure am!
(DIR) Post #AMQLNLDxXR7Fz8SrSa by Mirk0dex@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-11T16:31:00Z
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@pludikovsky I luckily have never had the chance to watch one ;)
(DIR) Post #AMUTl89TMwYSep3n4i by pludikovsky@chaos.social
2022-08-13T16:23:45Z
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https://yewtu.be/watch?v=x7ozaFbqg00