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    [–] M137@lemmy.world 116 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    MacOS is worlds better than Windows, it's not even close.

    [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 50 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Hell, Mac OS is even a certified UNIX operating system, something that even Linux (or GNU+Linux) can't say.

    It's still a non-FOSS OS which is the real reason it sucks, but it's a lot better than a lot of people seem to think. Whereas Windows just plain sucks on a usability level too, not just the licensing.

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    [–] olympicyes@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

    Kali Linux as Chad OS suggests this list is as much meme as truth so I wouldn’t worry about the rankings.

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    [–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 94 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    how is windows above macos lol

    [–] bridgeburner@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

    Because at least you can do gaming on Windows lol

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    [–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 61 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Arch should be in its own tier: BTW

    [–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 month ago

    Yeah: the self-own tier

    [–] NostraDavid@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Sorry, I declare NixOS being in its own tier, actually.

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    [–] voidsignal@lemmy.world 48 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Is that GNU at the bottom? If so, bro, this dude don't get it.

    [–] waigl@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Have you tried to actually use GNU/Hurd?

    [–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Yeah, that's why it belongs next to Arch

    [–] TheGingerNut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Arch is high skill floor high skill ceiling. Once you get good you can do really cool things with it. GNU/Herd is high skill floor low skill ceiling. If you're really good and practice really hard, eventually you'll be able to do things that could have been easier achieved with literally anything else.

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    [–] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    yes in a vm, specificly Debian GNU/hurd, works suprisingly, main issues is lack of hardware support, for usage as a vm guest, I would say it is already better than half of the BSDs

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    [–] 01189998819991197253 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Lol Gentoo over here in two categories

    [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)
    [–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    I think the double input is because while ysing gentoo you are either a szchizo or a chad... there is no in between. Cant confirm, i'm apparently a chad... and a server according to the rest of the community

    [–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Guys, MacOS isn’t everybody’s taste, especially now. But it does do what it’s trying to do. Windows isn’t succeeding at anything it’s trying to do.

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    [–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Missing Plan 9 from schizo tier.

    [–] wltr@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    That tier is my favourite, I just love Gentoo being in there. With Plan 9 it would be perfect!

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    [–] db2@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Is that X OSX? They renamed it back to MacOS.

    [–] otacon239@lemmy.world 63 points 1 month ago (14 children)

    On top of that, putting it below Windows? This is clearly someone who’s never used one or thinks gaming is the only thing you do on a computer. I’m all for Linux and use it in several places, but it has nothing on MacOS polish. Sure, it’s not perfect, but it’s a far cry from ChromeOS or Windows 11.

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    [–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    imagine having to install a whole subsystem to even gain proper environment access and capabilities..

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    [–] multiplewolves@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Get Kali out of the Chad tier, please.

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    [–] okaylub@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Doesn't have Hannah Montana Linux on the list so we know this guys opinion is trash smh

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    [–] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Gentoo is both Chad and Schizo 🧐

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    [–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 month ago (4 children)
    [–] meekah@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Oof, I really can't wait for the AI bubble to burst

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    [–] Creegz@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

    I don’t understand the hate for MacOS or Ubuntu frankly. Windows was fine until they stopped making “features” opt in. Fedora has been toying with adding AI, and my experiences with Arch have been subpar for my needs. I’m kinda at the point in my life where I don’t care as long as the OS works. They’re all so similar at the end of the day, they help me do the websites, work tools and vidya gaems.

    [–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    I hope Windows 11 becomes microsofts death (and ofc the fact that their previous ceo liked to fuck children)

    [–] bier@feddit.nl 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    I think what will hurt them much more is the EU realizing the danger in dependence on American tech like Microsoft, and slowly replacing it with (open source) alternatives.

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    [–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 11 points 1 month ago

    Kali linux in Chad tier says it all

    [–] 9point6@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

    This is all over the place

    [–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Why is Artix in the schizo tier? It is a pretty awesome project.

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    [–] Maragato@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    The distributions within the openSUSE project are, in my opinion, the most advanced and complete Linux distributions. They offer tools such as btrfs+snapper, openQA, Secure-boot, Firewall, Yast (Myrlyn+Agama), etc. as soon as the system is installed. No other Linux distribution offers all of this configured immediately after installing the system. In my opinion, the openSUSE project is at the highest level of Linux, offering solutions for most users, fixed distributions such as Leap, rolling distributions such as Tumbleweed, immutable distributions such as Kalpa, etc.

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    [–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 7 points 1 month ago

    If Gentoo can be both Chad and Schizo, Slack should definitely be in the Chad category too.

    [–] ulterno@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    What is the 3rd one in "Dogshit"?

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    [–] instantnudel@feddit.org 7 points 1 month ago

    Cool and good 😎

    [–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    openSUSE is the real chad tier though.

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    [–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 6 points 1 month ago

    "Yeah, I'm a normie, at least as far as Linux enthusiasts are concerned."

    [–] transscribe9468@literature.cafe 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I'd put Fedora at normal tbh

    [–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    I mean, it's Torvalds' distro of choice iirc, which should count for something.

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    [–] lemmywinksthegerbilking@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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