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    [–] RQG 54 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I actually don't tell people about it unless they ask for some reason or it comes up. Which as you can imagine rarely happens.

    Funny side effect is I had many people use my PC quickly for things. Noone ever comments on things looking different. Do they not notice? Do they not care? I don't know. Maybe it's so superior it's beyond their comprehension.

    [–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

    I worked doing support for public highschools. I remember when the government changed everything to Ubuntu to cut costs. Some didn't like it but I had some to say to me "hey this windows version is better" 🤣

    [–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    If you have a standard looking desktop and use a common web browser it's not going to matter to 99% of users.

    [–] noughtnaut 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    As someone who's not using qwerty, this never happens to me (regardless of OS) - people take one look at my keyboard and then go find their own computer. Which I count as a win-win.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

    Same - though my keycaps are still qwerty at first glance, people usually don't get much further than a few keystrokes into a Google search before they decide not to bother!

    [–] RQG 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    It looks very unstandard. Highly customized KDE that clearly isn't windows or MacOS. But probably just doesn't matter to most people. Is Firefox a common Webbrowser anymore?

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Firefox is still common enough and the icon is recognizable because of how popular it was back in the day. No shade, but how customers are we talking? Does it have a desktop with icons or are they having to search for it?

    As a side note, Fry, I love you more than the moon, the stars, the...POETIC IMAGE #36 NOT FOUND

    [–] RQG 2 points 1 year ago

    They have either search for it using the windows key or find the auto hiding Taskbar to the right and recognize the custom icon for Firefox. Both sometimes works and sometimes they ask.

    [–] jonesy 9 points 1 year ago

    When I first started using it, I definitely had the urge to tell people I know about it. The more I think about it, I tend to do that with anything I find that is a significant improvement, at least in my eyes, from whatever I used before.

    [–] tdawg 5 points 1 year ago

    that last comment there had me quickly exhale out of my nose

    [–] MarshReaper 5 points 1 year ago

    More people are confused about me using Firefox instead of having a whole different desktop from their Windows. Actually, the only time I remember someone asking was someone who knew what Linux was and has seen the mint logo before.

    [–] puppy 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    I use Arch BTW (sorry I use Ubuntu 😔)

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

    Yeah, but it felt good, didn't it?

    I use Arch, btw.

    This power can be yours, comrade.

    [–] ghariksforge 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    is it possible to learn this power?

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

    Not from Canonical.

    [–] drpeppershaker 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Most of my docker containers are arch based. Does that count?

    [–] feitingen 1 points 1 year ago

    Haha I'm the opposite of you. Most of my containers are debian or ubuntu, but I run arch. Btw.

    [–] sputtersalt 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    i don't know anything about linux tbh but i want yall to know i get the same weird enjoyment out of these that i did with trebuchetmemes and prequelmemes. like even if i don't know what yall are talking about sometimes, i still feel your vibe

    [–] TONKAHANAH 21 points 1 year ago

    Gnu Linux does have an actual lengthy license agreement.

    It's that license agreement that keeps it free and open and also ensures that people can't just steal it, claim it as their own, and then open legal disputes against anyone who who tries to use it them selves (among other legal things in sure).

    [–] Marduk73 13 points 1 year ago

    I mean, well yeah. Right?

    [–] charles 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
    [–] mfn77 13 points 1 year ago

    And you like it

    [–] snapsofnature 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    There should be another one that says I use arch

    [–] reddit_sux 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
    [–] Dandroid 1 points 1 year ago

    All the bot accounts come from this instance.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

    I'm on this picture and I shouldn't be

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

    Absolutely love this!! And opensuse tumbleweed is my flavour.......sorry had to tell someone lmao

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    I use Linux and it is the superior OS

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