Interesting response. I’m not subbed the the Linux community; Lemmy is small enough, I just browse /all. Still, even among Linux users, there’s no best. You got the Arch guys, the Mint guys, the Ubuntu guys, and everyone in between, and hashing out which options are best has got to be an interesting part of it. So if you add Windows and macOS into the mix, you’re not really changing the conversation. Just more pros and cons to toss around. Saying things like “proprietary” and “Apple tax” are reductive and don’t really get anyone anywhere. Like who gives a shit. Really. Though I think a lot of people agree paid Linux and proprietary Linux is seldom good. Like Lindows/Linspire. Nobody liked that shit. There’s a new one that’s paid, or it’s free but has paid options, apparently it’s pretty popular? I forget the name right now. Marketing itself as a better alternative to Windows. And I get it. Support options and all that. It’s a good idea. But the Arch guys aren’t buying it, and I suspect the Mint and Ubuntu guys aren’t interested, either. But a Windows guy who, that’s all he knows? Maybe it’s a nice first step to something else.
Oh, I fully understand what you said, the diatribe wasn’t required. I just thought it was weird, just walking into a chili cook-off telling everyone you don’t like chili.
Only I don’t dislike chili (Linux). What you’re saying is that someone who likes beans in their chili wouldn’t be welcome at a chili cook-off because beans don’t belong in chili in your opinion, and your opinion should be the law of the land.
Or are you saying a person can only attend a chili cook-off (or a discussion about Linux) if they eat chili every day (or use Linux)? Can someone who is merely interested in the subject not partake, Your Holy Imperial Majesty?
Interesting response. I’m not subbed the the Linux community; Lemmy is small enough, I just browse /all. Still, even among Linux users, there’s no best. You got the Arch guys, the Mint guys, the Ubuntu guys, and everyone in between, and hashing out which options are best has got to be an interesting part of it. So if you add Windows and macOS into the mix, you’re not really changing the conversation. Just more pros and cons to toss around. Saying things like “proprietary” and “Apple tax” are reductive and don’t really get anyone anywhere. Like who gives a shit. Really. Though I think a lot of people agree paid Linux and proprietary Linux is seldom good. Like Lindows/Linspire. Nobody liked that shit. There’s a new one that’s paid, or it’s free but has paid options, apparently it’s pretty popular? I forget the name right now. Marketing itself as a better alternative to Windows. And I get it. Support options and all that. It’s a good idea. But the Arch guys aren’t buying it, and I suspect the Mint and Ubuntu guys aren’t interested, either. But a Windows guy who, that’s all he knows? Maybe it’s a nice first step to something else.
Oh, I fully understand what you said, the diatribe wasn’t required. I just thought it was weird, just walking into a chili cook-off telling everyone you don’t like chili.
Only I don’t dislike chili (Linux). What you’re saying is that someone who likes beans in their chili wouldn’t be welcome at a chili cook-off because beans don’t belong in chili in your opinion, and your opinion should be the law of the land.
Or are you saying a person can only attend a chili cook-off (or a discussion about Linux) if they eat chili every day (or use Linux)? Can someone who is merely interested in the subject not partake, Your Holy Imperial Majesty?
That’s a lot of pedantic side-stepping.
Look, I don’t know what you’re trying to get out of this conversation, but at this point, you can kindly fuck off.