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[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

ITT: people giving unasked for advice to a comic on a comedic community because they simply cannot help themselves.

[–] zemo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Linux users aren't known for their impulse control.

[–] Morphit@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux!

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Poser! A real Roman would just fall on his sword.

[–] ZeldaFreak@lemmy.world -5 points 2 weeks ago

You can rollback easily. I've upgraded to Windows 11 a while ago and after 48 hours, I rolled back to 10. But this is how I will feel like in October.

And no, Linux is NOT an option for me, at least for my main PC. My laptop gets Linux, as there I don't do stuff, that isn't running under Linux. But I still hope that Microslop does something good and fix their shit.

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