I heard someone describe #Mastodon as social media for people who like #Linux. Now I’m curious. How many of you actually like Linux?
(Please boost! Hoping for a sufficiently large sample size that’s more likely to represent the wider #fediverse.)
@digichelle i'll do you one better:
What you're referring to as Mastodon, is, in fact, ActivityPub/Mastodon, or, as I've recently taken to calling it, ActivityPub + Mastodon.
@digichelle "I use Linux as my operating system," I state proudly to the unkempt, bearded man. He swivels around in his desk chair with a devilish gleam in his eyes, ready to mansplain with extreme precision. "Actually", he says with a grin, "Linux is just the kernel. You use GNU+Linux!' I don't miss a beat and reply with a smirk, "I use Alpine, a distro that doesn't include the GNU coreutils, or any other GNU code. It's Linux, but it's not GNU+Linux."
The smile quickly drops from the man's face. His body begins convulsing and he foams at the mouth and drops to the floor with a sickly thud. As he writhes around he screams "I-IT WAS COMPILED WITH GCC! THAT MEANS IT'S STILL GNU!" Coolly, I reply "If windows was compiled with gcc, would that make it GNU?" I interrupt his response with "-and work is being made on the kernel to make it more compiler-agnostic. Even you were correct, you wont be for long."
With a sickly wheeze, the last of the man's life is ejected from his body. He lies on the floor, cold and limp. I've womansplained him to death.
"i use linux as my operating system," i state proudly to the unkempt, bearded man. he swivels around in his desk chair with a devilish gleam in his eyes, ready to mansplain with extreme precision. "actually," he says with a grin, "linux is just the kernel. you use GNU+linux." i don't miss a beat and reply with a smirk, "i use alpine, a distro that doesn't include the GNU coreutils, or any other GNU code. it's linux, but it's not GNU+linux." the smile quickly drops from the man's face. his body begins convulsing and he foams at the mouth as he drop to the floor with a sickly thud. as he writhes around he screams "I-IT WAS COMPILED WITH GCC! THAT MEANS IT'S STILL GNU!" coolly, i reply "if windows was compiled with gcc, would that make it GNU?" i interrupt his response with "and work is being made on the kernel to make it more compiler-agnostic. even if you were correct, you won't be for long." with a sickly wheeze, the last of the man's life is ejected from his body. he lies on the floor, cold and limp. i've womansplained him to death.
Linux is ok but #BSD is better. Try GhostBSD or helloSystem
@mfjurbala I probably should’ve guessed that someone would chime in with some BSD love. 😆
For the record, I’ve played with FreeBSD a little. I have a greater need for a desktop OS, and that seemed to be better suited to serving as a server OS.
In your opinion, is the same true of your recommendations? Genuinely curious.
Things are always improving. Wifi works but can't use AX speeds yet. Suspend works on something but not everywhere. Bluetooth is not great.
For me GhostBSD does ehat I need but I do enjoy linux.
Don't know why I picked it but Arch was the first one I tried and seem to go back to.
@markmcb @digichelle @mfjurbala I used to use BSD as a desktop OS back in the eighties before Linux. It was way better than Windows! But pretty much as soon as Linux came out I switched, because it was good enough and ran on cheap hardware.
And then, of course, it very rapidly got better.
I don't port stuff but it does seem like some things have become less portable
@digichelle @mfjurbala I personally think that the statement that "BSD is better than Linux" is, at this point, the most hipster thing that can be said in computing.
Then, of course, the Haiku Daily-Drivers will pipe in with their ironic-bowler hats and make me a liar.
And here I am, sitting in the corner, missing the OS/2 Workplace shell with its "everything is an object" metaphor, drinking a craft pilsner and trying to hide my not-red fedora.
@symbology @digichelle @mfjurbala
Being judgmental
To operating systems?
Wasting energy.
@DopeGhoti @digichelle @mfjurbala
Judgemental is the wrong word. It's more about people proselytizing to other people who are proselytizing to them about the same basic thing. All the while neither of them realizing that both are so entrenched that neither can change their mind.
@DopeGhoti @digichelle @mfjurbala
I think that all OS arguments should be done in Haiku format.
Except those about Haiku OS, but that's just too on-the-nose. Those should be done in formal sonnet form.
@DopeGhoti @digichelle @mfjurbala
ChatGPT suggests:
In Hiaku's realm thrives,
Elegance whispers in code,
Fluidity reigns.
With grace, it transcends the rest,
Linux bows to Hiaku's best.
@DopeGhoti @digichelle @mfjurbala
But we all know that OS/2 is best, so:
In Hiaku's realm thrives,
Elegance whispers in code,
Fluidity reigns.
Yet, OS/2 stands above,
Powerful, it claims its love.
@symbology @digichelle @mfjurbala
About OS/2:
I never got to use it;
I did hear good things
On a technical level.
It's a shame it caught not on.
@DopeGhoti @symbology @digichelle @mfjurbala
It's brave men who
Install bare metal OS/2;
It's being mended.
@DopeGhoti @digichelle @mfjurbala
HaikuOS vs Linux vs OS/2 in Sonnet Form, courtesy ChatGPT
@symbology @DopeGhoti @digichelle
I'm happy as long as you are open to trying new things. I think alternatives and some friendly competition are good for innovation.
There's no universal solution.
Wait until you find out that I use tcsh
It covers my needs, Wifi6 works but is still a bit buggy and slow, still improving and impressive since there literally 1 or 2 people working on it.
Bluetooth is there but kind of sucks. Suspend/resume works on my laptop but not desktop.
But it's reliable, has rather up to date packages and I really enjoy the community. They're reason that I've been trying to help out with contributions and spreading the word.
But use what works for you, we're not in the business of shaming.
@digichelle what’s your personal opinion on desktop Linux?
Personally, I love all three major systems but I do find myself enjoying Mac OS more. iMessage on the Mac is a game changer for me. I don’t need to be on my phone once I’m home. I can do everything on my desk
@Cyborg Great question! I’m actually a fan of desktop Linux, for the most part, and the experience is better than ever. If one’s needs are met by it, it’s more than viable as a daily driver.
That said, I prefer the macOS desktop experience, for reasons that are largely personal and subjective. Overall, it strikes me as friendlier and more coherent. But of course, it isn’t perfect. Nothing is.
@digichelle Great answer! And exactly! I think each OS has their best moments and downsides! All depends on someone’s workflow and personal space.
At the current state, I would say the perfect balance would be to own a MacBook for portability (because of the power of the M chips) and a custom-build PC that runs windows and/or GNU Linux for in home desk setups and battlestations.
But of course it is interesting to hear rumors of Microsoft working on their own ships 👀 Can’t wait for that 👍🏽
At work I'm using MacOS but it's missing features KDE had over a decade ago and that infuriates me regularly.
Not customizations, a decent virtual desktop support would be nice. Even Windows has a better one than MacOS, and KDE is incredibly beyond both with both virtual desktops and activities.
@Cyborg @digichelle I find MacOS extremely user hostile. It keeps popping up accountsd windows demanding my password without explanation. It dumps me onto other screens suddenly in the middle of my work without explanation. It refuses to install open source software that I want to install, and what I can get from homebrew is limited and out of date.
My current MacBook is my first, and definitely my last. Good hardware, horrible software.
@simon_brooke @digichelle yeah, recently MacOS has been enforcing more security in to the user applications and system.
For example on discord, you can only screen share your display with no audio. In order to include your audio, you would need to install a kernel extension through the Mac recovery process and disable full system security.
I know it’s stupid but at least you have the option to disable the security protocols (for now at least) :/
I like both, but I don't use it on my desktop at the moment. I always choose Linux for servers.
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