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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 64 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (48 children)

You Linux supremecists are so edgy...

I use Linux sometimes, too... But like... This shit is getting so old.

We get it, you like Linux. Now let people talk about other platforms without constantly talking about your platform.

[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 year ago

your platform.

You do realize you're posting this on a opensource platform, which runs on Linux, and is maintained by volunteers who are enthusiastic about this stuff?

If you don't like all the Linux talk here, feel free to move to a proprietary platform instead, maybe one with a red alien logo...

[–] BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't get why you're offended by someone jokingly pushing Linux?

To be fair, there are so many opportunities to make these jokes because of how Microsoft behaves that maybe that's the real issue here?

[–] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It doesn't look like they're getting offended to me.

Imagine you have a friend that you see daily. Every time you see them, they make the same joke. How quickly do you think you'll get tired of the joke?

[–] tobbue@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Everyone here makes the joke only once. But you have many friends here!

[–] tabular@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Stop driving into things, Jerry, and we'll stop making jokes about how you hit them!

[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Because Linux, by its very nature, is the solution to these kinds problems, but if you insist on suffering through using Windows thats on you.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Last time I used Linux it came with its own bag of problems like hunting down drivers and incompatibility issues and random bugs that wouldn't let me use the wifi without digging up solutions in some obscure forum. Maybe it's not the case anymore but I don't hear many people lauding it for its competitive UX and ease of use.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

GNOME's UX has come a looong way in just like 3 years.

I assume the same is true for KDE now that Valve is investing money in it.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope so! Nothing against Linux but it did feel a bit like a raw steak at times 😅

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I understand how it can feel that way when you are not used to Linux. I felt the same way in the beggining when I was learning it.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Huh, my experience is the exact opposite. On Linux there was zero hunting for drivers of any kind. At all. They were all just included in the Linux kernel. Out of the box drivers for everything I had.

On windows it was: ok first I need my motherboard chipset driver, now I need my WiFi driver, and now my graphics driver, now the driver for this microphone, and finally the driver for this controller.

Each of which I had to search online for the right website, download an installer, run an installer, and delete the installer afterwards.

To me, that was a much more clunky experience.

[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
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