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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Just make sure it's RFC 2324 compliant. You don't want it throwing any HTTP 418 error messages.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago (1 children)

TIL about error 418:

"I'm a teapot This server is a teapot, and it cannot brew coffee."

Apparently it was originally added as an April fools joke way back in 1998 but technically it is a valid error message that sites can actually use!

[–] themusicman 1 points 6 months ago

Sites can use anything - they're just numbers ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] Nibodhika 3 points 8 months ago

I came to post exactly this!

[–] UtMan1988 22 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Ok, the question is: What would each distro taste like?

RedHat: A dark roast, bitter but caffeinated. You curse with each sip and can't stop drinking it. You also pay the barista to tell you how to hold the mug.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago

Gentoo is the espresso you get when your coffee-obsessed friend with >$10k worth of barista equipment asks if you'd like a coffee. It's the best damn thing you've ever tasted, but by the time your friend has finished preparing and all the settings are dialed in, it's around midnight and you should have gone home hours ago

[–] kittenzrulz123 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Mint would be cinnamon flavored

[–] Resol 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I kinda like representing it with Moroccan mint tea. It's the best mint flavored thing in real life I could think of.

It's not a coffee but it's close enough.

[–] kittenzrulz123 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Resol 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I live in Morocco so yeah, I drink it at least every time I'm with my family.

[–] kittenzrulz123 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Resol 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh.

I've tried it on a distro I installed on a virtual machine, and it was fine enough. I might even start using it for a bit.

[–] kittenzrulz123 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I personally prefer KDE Plasma for the customizability

[–] Resol 2 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Ubuntu would be a very sour taste, many acids

[–] LunchEnjoyer 3 points 8 months ago

Hahaha good one 😅

[–] Resol 1 points 7 months ago

So sour it deletes your taste buds

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Red hat is the free coffee you get in the office at IBM

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

@nxdefiant @UtMan1988
I think arch would taste like a cold lemonade!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

linux from scratch (not technically a distro): tastes like a coffee plant

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Arch is third wave single origin that can only be fully appreciated by hand-grinding the beans and using a Chemex pour over preparation method.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Debian would be like precisely made drip coffee. Really consistent taste, very little variation, always good.

[–] uis 17 points 8 months ago

418 I'm a teapot

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's just a sticker right, or does a coffee machine really need an OS, I'm a little bit confused 😅

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

that is a moccamaster machine so i think it has only simple electronics. i would be surprised if there were even a small microcontroller in that machine.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

There isn't. It's one of the simplest coffee makers out there, also one of the nicest and most reliable, hence the $300 price tag.

[–] LunchEnjoyer 4 points 8 months ago

Sorry to ruin your dreams... It's _just_a sticker 😢

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Moccamaster is the best coffee

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Moccamaster, this is the way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Drinking coffee from my Moccamaster as I type 👌

Only drip machine I've found that can rival a good Ole fashioned pourover

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Caffeine - switched on