Post #1713761
2026-04-27 03:52 UTC
Replies (15)
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@Saorsa@neondystopia.world 2026-04-29 03:31
Just you wait until you hear about *BSD. When you can tolerate limited package availability, the pool of available systems you can run becomes endless. That's the point where Linux ceases being an operating system you use to interface with the software you use and becomes a hobby that leads you down the path of either software development or cybersecurity. @ironicbadger@techhub.social
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@redstarfish@freesoftwareextremist.com 2026-04-29 07:27
@ironicbadger@techhub.social Why would you thank the stars, when you can thank the man who devoted his whole life to make this come true directly. Send your thanks at mailto:rms@gnu.org ;-) If you are really grateful, support free software movement. https://gnu.org/help
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@openrisk@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 06:20
@ironicbadger except that doesn't apply to the one device that billions of people now use as a "computer": their mobiles. While grateful for the gift of Linux, the revolution is still incomplete, the stars must align once more for a second miracle to happen. And when that transpires, the world will have changed, dramatically 🙏
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@yacc143@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 06:30
@ironicbadger Don't worry, the tech bros are working on it to make it illegal.
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@thearrivingdeparture@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 06:36
@ironicbadger Not only is that software free, but it is designed to serve your interests and not the ones of large corporations seeking to maximize their profits out of your wallet.
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@Pettet8@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 06:53
@ironicbadger Indeed Alex, hear hear. We have been victim of the #Microsoft, #Google, #Meta advertising and marketing Technics for too long. Linux is the only way forward..
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@woosting@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 08:09
@ironicbadger hear hear!
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@tejr@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-04-27 09:48
@ironicbadger Don't forget GNU (or your favored free software userland)!
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@MugsysRapSheet@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 12:56
@ironicbadger Having Linux as a second boot option on my PC has saved my butt more times than I can count. But when things go wrong, Windows is much easier to fix than Linux (90% of the time, fixing a problem... or even installing a simple driver... in Linux involves going into the "Terminal" and issuing CLI commands. Until someone resolves that, Linux will never become the dominant OS.) 😞
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@rl_dane@polymaths.social 2026-04-27 16:56
@ironicbadger I remember feeling like this 26 years ago, and it's nice to be reminded of it.
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@dgavin@mastodon.online 2026-04-27 23:48
@ironicbadger Honestly, tell me one piece of Linux image editor that even comes near to Pixelmator in speed, code quality, user friendliness for complex actions or interface thoughtfulness. It is a joy to use or even just to look at. Linux software is mostly meh and often a real pain to use and look at. Linux is great for servers, not for normal users.
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@PsyQ@social.vivaldi.net 2026-04-28 06:24
@ironicbadger What really hammers this home is when you have to work with a non-Linux or non-BSD system for a day or so. How do people put up with this junk? Getting back to your FOSS system after a day like that is like returning to a calm oasis.
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@feijoatrees@mastodon.nz 2026-04-28 10:02
@ironicbadger oof I read that first line completely wrong (thank the stars for Luxon…)
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@sven222@goto.hardwarepunk.de 2026-04-29 06:58
@ironicbadger Absolutely! I would also thank for all the different #FLOSS projects. Linux would be nothing without GNU and there groundbreaking work on licenses and the userland. We have on server side all the BSDs, and also on non-free operating systems you have enough to choose from in the free world.
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@peach@phpc.social 2026-04-29 08:19
@ironicbadger 🙏. 100%