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Waffelson@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Switched to linux before it became mainstream

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Switched to linux before it became mainstream

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Waffelson@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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  • Meron35@lemmy.world
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    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.

    • linearchaos@lemmy.world
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      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.

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    Let’s not repeat the mistakes of (some!) old Unix-Heads and just welcome all newbies, please <3

  • 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.de
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    I use linux because, in the 90s, Redhat shipped with a Star Trek game. We are not the same.

    • mkwt@lemmy.world
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      I think my mother played that star trek game on a time shared minicomputer.

    • andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun
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      I use Linux because of compiz fusion cube desktop. We are not the same.

      • 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.de
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        We are not. When I want a cubic desktop environment I reach(ed) for BeOS.

        • cerement@slrpnk.net
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          and NeXT for the cubic computer itself

    • neo@lemy.lol
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      It did? Which one?

      • 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.de
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        I’ve been trying to remember but it hasn’t come back to me. It was a 2D, top down, space battle game. Its possible it wasn’t named after Star Trek, but you pilot a grey ship with a saucer section and nacelles to fire torpedoes and phasers at green bird of prey looking ships so…

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          Xtrek would be what pops to kind for me, possibly?

  • RattlerSix@lemmy.world
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    I switched in the late 90s to attract women. I still think it’s going to work someday.

    • jollyrogue@lemmy.ml
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      That’s not a bad strategy. Just gotta add some leftist politics to the mix.

      • cerement@slrpnk.net
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        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Women_Have_Better_Sex_Under_Socialism

    • lightnegative@lemmy.world
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      Well, theres been a push to get more women into Tech so that works in your favour.

      Your job is now to lure them away from the Microsoft bros

    • LSlowmotion@lemm.ee
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      Any time now surely

    • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
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      “Come back to my house! There’s no windows! No wait- not like that- don’t go!”

  • Titou@sh.itjust.works
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    I use Linux because it’s great and better than windows

  • Laurel Raven@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    I mean, can’t it be both?

  • RickAstleyfounddead@lemy.lol
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    Linux gotta mainstream wen?
    Time to switch to bsd

    • pelya@lemmy.world
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      I’ve used FreeBSD for about a month in 2005, and still can’t stop talking about it.

    • Emerald@lemmy.world
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      Solaris tho

      • Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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        shutters

        • Emerald@lemmy.world
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          shudders

          • Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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            No shutters:

            1000002476

  • Redacted@lemmy.world
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    Least contrarian Linux user.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    I only switched this week, and I kinda disagree with the meme.

    It’s both.

    I’m only dual booting because I’m a gamer and some games only run on Windows.

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    I use windows cause I play on vrchat a lot

  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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    While I did switch to Linux because Windows 3.11 (or more specifically MS Word) sucked, I never found the need to go back, even back then. So there’s that.

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    yay gatekeeping!

    • bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Yeah this post is pretty cringe lol

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    I use linux because I love penguins.

    We’re not the same.

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    I use Linux cuz Linux looks cool

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    I use Linux cuz I was bored one summer

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      That’ll probably be me this summer once I organize and backup my files

      • NorthWestWind@lemmy.world
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        I didn’t even backup. I just went for it

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