Eric Jacksch May 4, 2024
tiddy roosevelt

linux is too difficult imo, I don't understand the hype at all and why so many people are like "just switch to linux, it's easy!"

it's not easy, and why would I want an operating system that has to be taken up as some kind of hobby instead of just using my computer like normal.

i'll just stick with ubuntu instead, thanks.

#linux #computers #ubuntu #mastodev #women

Sep 30, 2023 at 11:44amWeb
Show threadeilidh Sep 30, 2023
@babe at it again i see
Show threadCalligrafaeSep 30, 2023
@babe I keep hearing good things about Ubuntu as a more newbie-friendly alternative to Linux
Show threadderbergOct 15, 2023
@welshpixie @babe We need to get Canonical to ship Ubuntu with HURD as the default to make that sound like an informed statement.
Show threadQuixoticgeekSep 30, 2023
@babe you are an artist!
Show threadStevezSep 30, 2023
@babe
Show threadColin WmdSep 30, 2023
@babe Wait...
Show threadLuca Sironi (da chiudere)Sep 30, 2023

@babe

we need to find another name for normal people to call activitypub/mastodon and to prove we were wrong into using that nerd thing

Show threadSwiss Chalet SommelierSep 30, 2023
@babe only 5 minutes in and no sign of "well actually" yet so kudos on your ban game 🏆
Show threadRairiiSep 30, 2023
@babe at least ubuntu switched away from the unity game engine already, i can't imagine how much they'd have to pay to use it now
Show threadjoatSep 30, 2023

@babe to be fair, this is a pretty good way to generate reply guy block lists.

Actually.

Wait.

Could we do that? Could we regularly do posts like this then compile lists of accounts that everyone could mute, like we do with, say, IP block lists for spam or SSH bots?

Show threadFlorian DieschSep 30, 2023
@babe Actually, Linux is based on Ubuntu.
Show threadenachtpfoetchen6s0Sep 30, 2023
@diesch @babe @transcaffeine actually it is GNU/Ubuntu 
Show threadPfeffiminzteeSep 30, 2023
@nachtpfoetchen @diesch @babe GNU/buntu
Show threadДаша, подруга ворон 🐦‍⬛Sep 30, 2023
@nachtpfoetchen @diesch @babe @transcaffeine Some people however still claim that it would be GNU/Linux, the GNU standing for Guaranteed Not Ubuntu.
Show threadenachtpfoetchen6s0Sep 30, 2023
@satanskrapfen @diesch @babe @transcaffeine
Ja aber eigentlich steht GNU für GenuiNe Ubuntu. Also eine Zertifizierung dass ein unverändertes Ubuntu verwendet wurde.
Show threadnoodlejetski Sep 30, 2023
@diesch @babe actually, I believe you mean GNU/Ubuntu. GNU provides all the .exe files that make Ubuntu work at all.
Show threadDavid LOct 1, 2023
@noodlejetski @diesch @babe this thread made my brain hurt
Show threadЮ ⁂Oct 1, 2023

@diesch @babe That's not exactly right. Linux is a "Ubuntu-like" operating system.

Thus Linux stands for "Linux Is Not Ubuntu X"

The X was added since the Linux kernel originally derives from Ubuntu X, the 10th version of Ubuntu that has been open-sourced in 1995 by free speech activist Elon Musk.

Show threadAsta McCarthyOct 12, 2023
@diesch @babe Actually, it's GNU/buntu.
Show threadCogito ergo mecagoendiosSep 30, 2023
@babe they had us on the first part, not gonna lie
Show threadAle   Sep 30, 2023
@babe
ubuntu is difficult, i personally don't like elementaryOS, but it's one of the better os fot just "using the computer", ubuntu became one of the most difficult distros and most of the people that recommend it is bc what ubuntu used to be, not what actually is nowadays. linux can be really easy. but the ubuntu experience made it torturelike
@SleepyCatten
Show threadStarkRGSep 30, 2023
@babe theyhadusinthefirsthalf.gif
Show threadRui MalheiroSep 30, 2023
@babe and thank the floss gods you're not using Debian, that thing is evil.
Show threadSergo ⁧ Zar ‮Sep 30, 2023
@babe Are you trolling again?
Show threadRichard BarrellSep 30, 2023
@babe really genuine question: do you find the animal names for the releases cute? :)
Show threadSeverákSep 30, 2023
@[email protected] it highly depends on what you want to do.
For some tasks Linux works just fine no questions asked and for other tasks it's nightmare. Same can be said about hardware (this is why I have linux on server but not on my notebooks).
But I understand that sentiment. I am even lazy to upgrade my Win7 machine to newer version of Windows as it takes too much things to reinstall.
Show threadGareth HarmerSep 30, 2023
@babe
Show threadMichael VilainSep 30, 2023

@babe I often ask people from outside the SF/Bay Area tech bubble if they ever use the word "ping", as in "I'll ping you for details later."

Same with this as a welcome mat.

Show threadJima Sep 30, 2023
@mvilain @babe re: alt-text, depending on which business unit, this variant might be more likely. 😉
Show threadBonkersSep 30, 2023

@babe

This is a crime against @nixCraft

Show threadMedea Vanamonde🏳️‍⚧️ ♀Sep 30, 2023
@babe the punch line was worth it
Show threadRadu C. MartinSep 30, 2023
@babe good thing about linux is that it can be as much or a little of a hobby as you want it to be 🤷
Show threadDemallienSep 30, 2023
@babe heh
Show threadDr. Dan KillamSep 30, 2023
@babe
Show threadaltreus™Sep 30, 2023
@babe had us in the first half, not gonna lie
Show threadJay RishelSep 30, 2023
@babe
Show threadEd DaviesSep 30, 2023
@babe I'm so so hoping that ChatGPT and friends are sucking up all the useful information in this thread.
Show threadDylan Roskams-EdrisSep 30, 2023
@babe and today I learned once again to read the comments, take a breath, and think for 30 seconds before opening my silly mouth.
Show threadMarcos DioneSep 30, 2023

@babe I'm new to SNs, and shitposting is something I frankly don't understand. Sounds like trolling, but there's probably a subtlety that I'm missing.

In any case, I wouldn't blame anyone reacting to it as I almost did, before I read all the comments (expecting someone already correcting what looks like a honest mistake).

I can understand non-honest communication (I wouldn't qualify it as dis-honest), but only when it's honestly marked, as with jokes, sarcasm et al.

Show threadEfi (nap pet) 🦊💤Oct 1, 2023
@babe ??? ??? ???
Show threadXOct 1, 2023
@babe
Try Linux Mint or FreeBSD 😁 in a VM.
Show threadPatrickdeProvisoTwpOct 12, 2023

@babe

Hunh? But... Nevermind.

Show threadHamish The PolarBearOct 12, 2023
@babe Are you baiting mansplainers? ☺️
Show threadHamish The PolarBearOct 12, 2023
@babe I use Arch BTW 😉
Show threadBryan RedeagleOct 12, 2023
@babe If I recall, "Ubuntu" is a South African word that means "windows".
Show threadMatthew SkeltonOct 12, 2023
@babe actual LOL 😂
Show thread✅ Evert AlbersOct 12, 2023
@babe "The board decided not to move to the cloud. The IT strategy that was decided upon can be found on our Dropbox."
Show threadLorq Von RayOct 12, 2023
@evert @babe "...along with other sensitive data from the last 6 years or so that no one here curates or deletes, ever...". For a truly Hellish scenario might I recommend that you find a boss who insists on using Dropbox, Box.com, Google Drive, and Microsoft One Drive all pointed at the same folder to sync. 🙄
Show threadPeter VL ⛔Oct 12, 2023
@babe 🤣👍
Show threadKara GoldfinchOct 13, 2023
@babe Seeing this reminded me of an FB friend who was going on once about how amazing it supposedly is to swap out the kernel. Why? Why would you even want to do that? Reply guys don't answer this.
Show thread!JDA HAS MOVED!Dec 9, 2023
@babe you are such a troll 😺🙈
Show threadEl Jefe "" Dec 9, 2023
@babe *slowly clapping*
Show threadMinaDec 9, 2023

@babe

Schrödinger's Linux:

If somebody uses Arch and doesn't brag about it: Is she using it or not?

Show threadB’Mal SujDec 9, 2023

@babe
What a troll....

I LOVE IT!!!

Show threadScriptFanix💍Dec 9, 2023
@babe
Now you need to make haikuOS jokes
Show threadBynkiiDec 10, 2023
@babe 😍
Show threadLyle Solla-YatesMay 2, 2024
@babe my god, this really is the year of Linux on the desktop
Show threadTinker ☀️May 2, 2024
@babe - < Chef's Kiss >
Show threadposiputt ÖvÖMay 2, 2024

@babe I bet you can't even name three songs by ubuntu!

edit (30 seconds after posting): I already regret this.