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    [–] tubaruco@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    no, linux is the kernel. "free software" is the religion

    (but seriously, theres nothing here that could be called a religion, that would be like saying d&d is a religion or a cult because a lot of people like it, or like calling any community a religion. it makes no sense)

    [–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

    Even free software isn't, because free software delivers objective, non-placebo benefits to people, whether they "practice it" or not. Even when they don't consciously participate or are even aware of it.

    [–] dudinax@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago

    The difference between Linux and a cult is that Linus Torvalds actually did what he said he'd do.

    [–] snek@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    Religion is about shit that is not real. Linux is about good engineering and open source software.

    Big fat downvote for this pathetic attempt st being provocative.

    [–] tigerjerusalem@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Religion is about shit that is not real

    "Year of Linux on Desktop"

    "Better than Windows"

    "Linux is easy"

    "You never need to use the terminal"

    "Everything you need runs on Linux"

    "Android IS Linux, therefore is the most popular OS"

    Yeah, sounds like religion to me.

    [–] snek@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Except all of it is true and tested. :/

    Ps: have you ever heard anyone say "Islam/Sikhism/AnyOtherReligion is easy"?

    No. Because it's a really dumb comparison.

    [–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

    Year of Linux on Desktop

    More of a meme than anything else

    Better than Windows

    Well yeah, it is in almost every way.

    Linux is easy

    It’s not particularly hard.

    You never need to use the terminal

    Yeah, that’s just a lie.

    Everything you need runs

    Depends what you need

    Android IS Linux

    Well, it is.

    [–] homura1650@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

    Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

    There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux 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. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

    [–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago
    [–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

    God doesn't work. Linux does. Prayers to God are left unanswered. Prayers to Linux are accepted via well defined interfaces and answered if you have the correct permissions.

    [–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 1 points 7 months ago

    God actually does answer prayers but they get blocked by ufw