• j4yc33@piefed.socialEnglish
    471·
    2 months ago

    I think if I were to spend the time analyzing my conversations over the last 6 months I would probably find I spend a lot of time having conversations about why people should explicitly never use a Windows OS.

  • robocall@lemmy.world
    35·
    2 months ago

    Linux people are polite enough to not react when I tell them I use Ubuntu.

    Windows people think I am a geeky nerd that knows how to code when I tell them I use Ubuntu.

      • Turret3857@infosec.pubEnglish
        11·
        2 months ago

        I’m here to start a flame war and say Debian is old and gross and Fedora is clearly the way forward. And fuck it while were here, dont use the regular Fedora workstation, use the KDE spin, GNOME bad!

        Tap for spoiler

        /j

        • SleepyPie@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 months ago

          Well, now you don’t.

          Moving to Debian from Ubuntu was like moving from Windows to Linux again for me. It basically removes all the bloat and adware and just left the things I actually like, which I assume Ubuntu inherited from Debian anyway.

          But to be fair I just use my Debian machine for writing projects, research, and flash cards.

          • Zink@programming.dev
            2·
            2 months ago

            I recently had a similar experience. I used Linux Mint for the longest time, which is ubuntu based. And I tried LMDE for a little bit recently.

            But then I decided to try straight Debian 13 w/ KDE Plasma. I absolutely love it, and I’m old enough that seeing

            starting Debian GNU/Linux

            just feels cozy and correct. Plus like you said the speed and stability are somehow even better, but that I had issues before.

          • robocall@lemmy.world
            11·
            2 months ago

            Im comfortable with Ubuntu, and have no curiosity to try another distro. But if I ever have the inclination to try something else, I know Lemmy will have kind people to guide me.

    • Siegfried@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      Monkeys, together strong

      Most if not all linux users i know irl use ubuntu and dont know much of other distros.

      I’m persuading some of turning to the right side of history and join Debian

      • embed_me@programming.dev
        2·
        2 months ago

        The real red pill is that distros are only different people in two aspects: convenience and degree of control. Only thing that matters is we’re on the side of freedom

  • M137@lemmy.world
    18·
    2 months ago

    A friend of mine had a party at her place on the most recent new years eve, there were several people who I hadn’t met before there and we quickly realised we were all Linux users and, of course, absolute fucking nerds (I mean that with pride and appreciation).
    She is very much not a nerd in that way and most others there weren’t too. It took about 15 minutes before she threw her hands up in the air and said “guys, this isn’t fun for anyone else, if you really need to only talk about operating systems and shit like that you’ll have to leave. Everyone else wants to hang with you guys too but no one can if you keep this in-group thing going.”
    And, yeah, we all understood her view. Of course we put up a playful fight though, first acting all disappointed and then saying “ok, ok, we’ll leave then. Have fun being all boring and stuff without us cool kids” etc. which it took her a while to realise wasn’t serious, heh.
    For the rest of the night we had to stop ourselves several times from getting back into it, both among ourselves and with other people. All of it was great though, and made some new Linux geek friends!

  • taiyang@lemmy.world
    15·
    2 months ago

    It’s quite simple; we’re trying to find our lost comrades. I had a magical moment when not one, but two people who joined my group on an MMO were using CachyOS. It’s like meeting your triplets separated at birth.

    You only find out if you bring it up, lol.

  • NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world
    11·
    2 months ago

    I remember seeing this meme a few years ago before I started using linux, and I showed this to a buddy and we were like “yeah lmao who the fuck goes around recommending OSs to people?”.

    Today I think “who the fuck goes around recommending Windows to people?”

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Twelve years ago, when XP released, there was legitimately a decision to be made what with nine distinct versions of the OS available. That still hasn’t stopped even in the modern day. So I could see people discussing exactly which version of Win10/11 they needed and then recommending others based on their experience.

      But it’s sort of like the BMW that comes with a subscription to heated seats and ABS. Like, why would you subject yourselves to this kind of abuse in an OS?

  • Limerance@piefed.socialEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    They are using the wrong kind of Linux! My kind of Linux is superior, because it’s broken in a different way and more difficult than yours.

  • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
    8·
    2 months ago

    Maybe if there were a hundred different Windows 10s, and all of them were really good, we would be recommending Windows 10 distros to each other

  • UnknowableNight@piefed.socialEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    Ever since switching I’ve needed to hold myself back from mentioning it in every conversation. I thought it was a meme, but it’s real!

  • rustydrd@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    2 months ago

    TBF, almost everyone I work with uses Linux. There’s virtually no conversation about it. It’s just what it is, like even the weather is more deserving of discussion.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
      51·
      2 months ago

      I work a job at an airport assisting the elderly and disabled with wheelchair assistance.

      I cannot tell you, literally cannot tell you how many people sit in my wheelchair, and IMMEDIATELY start talking about the weather.

      Uggghhhhhh!

      I would be pleasantly surprised if the conversation instead was like this:

      “So, hows your day going?”

      “I murdered my wife and kids last night. Then I ate their corpses…”

      “Really? That’s fantastic. Hey, what operating system are you using?”