Spyke
lemmy.ca

God doesn't work. Linux does. Prayers to God are left unanswered. Prayers to Linux are accepted via well defined interfaces and answered if you have the correct permissions.

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God actually does answer prayers but they get blocked by ufw

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Tbf, God might consider prayers based on how they'll affect the underlying system as a whole, because any human being with sudo rights would be a massive problem in no time.

Linux might be more appealing to some because by default it assumes you're a god and fully understand the ramifications of whatever you're asking of it. We're wired to enjoy instant gratification, even if it leads to disaster. :p

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???
lemmy.world

Religion is about shit that is not real. Linux is about good engineering and open source software.

Big fat downvote for this pathetic attempt st being provocative.

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lemmy.world

Religion is about shit that is not real

"Year of Linux on Desktop"

"Better than Windows"

"Linux is easy"

"You never need to use the terminal"

"Everything you need runs on Linux"

"Android IS Linux, therefore is the most popular OS"

Yeah, sounds like religion to me.

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Year of Linux on Desktop

More of a meme than anything else

Better than Windows

Well yeah, it is in almost every way.

Linux is easy

It’s not particularly hard.

You never need to use the terminal

Yeah, that’s just a lie.

Everything you need runs

Depends what you need

Android IS Linux

Well, it is.

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???reply
lemmy.world

Except all of it is true and tested. :/

Ps: have you ever heard anyone say "Islam/Sikhism/AnyOtherReligion is easy"?

No. Because it's a really dumb comparison.

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???reply
lemmy.world

Whatever you need to say to make yourself feel better.

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lemmy.world

Sure, whatever. I have no horse in this race, I just enjoy watching the meltdown over an OS.

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Titoureply
feddit.de

Talking like a true believer, thank you for making my point.

Remember kids, don't hesitate to use the "elitism" card when you're loosing an linux argument

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Remember kids, don't hesitate to use the "elitism" card when you're loosing an linux argument

I didn't realise it was a competition. BTW, how do someone loose an argument? By making generic points? By making it less specific?

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Android is crap and Linux is better not mentioned together with it. I want a true Linux phone with gnome-shell as a user interface!

Sadly existing phones don't fit in my pocket and have a very bad battery life.

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I am fun, just not in the presence of bs and cheap jokes.

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Waffelsonreply
lemmy.world

I mean, people's attitude towards linux here is similar to religion

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Sure, but then your meme format isn't reflecting that so clearly.

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Nope.

The attitude here is the same as the attitude towards anything that really works and it works really well so people love to recommend it. This happens to many other things and products.

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lemm.ee

no, linux is the kernel. "free software" is the religion

(but seriously, theres nothing here that could be called a religion, that would be like saying d&d is a religion or a cult because a lot of people like it, or like calling any community a religion. it makes no sense)

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dudinaxreply
programming.dev

The difference between Linux and a cult is that Linus Torvalds actually did what he said he'd do.

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Yeah he doesn't have a creepy harem while making promises about wacky rituals granting access to "The Ultimate Repository," while telling you to cut ties with any non-Linux friends. (Yes, even BSD.)

Then we could start worrying. Lol

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lemmy.ca

Even free software isn't, because free software delivers objective, non-placebo benefits to people, whether they "practice it" or not. Even when they don't consciously participate or are even aware of it.

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yeah i put the stuff inside () because i want people to know nothing here and nothing related is a religion

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Voyajerreply
lemmy.world

This implies there is only one true distro and the rest are attempts to misguide you into using closed source software

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My brother in Christ, have you seen the history of the 3 major religions on this planet?

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esc27reply
lemmy.world

Do you have any idea how many denominations of Christianity there are? And most of them are open source.

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I would rather say that Christianity is open source, but it's distributed with the MIT license and every relevant implementation is closed source and plants DRM software all over the system

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lemm.ee

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring 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.

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lemmy.ml

The Linux source, coc and governance continues to be improved upon, while the religious scripture and institutions mainly stay fixed

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lemmy.world

Where's the Linux orgy's guys? Cult's are supposed to have orgy's.

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KISSmyOSreply
feddit.de

Prepare to be disappointed. This is how Linux disciples have sex (SFW).

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You have to become a 4th level sysadmin, and donate at least 3 accepted PR to the kernel in chief in order to get an invite

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Holy crap that's actually a fantastic image in my head...

Some people would think it's a religion cause linux isn't a household name.

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infosec.pub

The true cultists are emacs users...and we keep getting stronger.

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nobody158reply
r.nf

VIM forever! Emacs is blasphemy!

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People can and do make idols of anything, but Linux in itself is not a religion.

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lemmy.world

Torvold's is still alive right?

Cults are religions whose founders are still alive.

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And Stallman took skin from his foot, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.’

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Okay, so we have two prophets. Unconventional, I know, but I think you can see the advantages. For example, vacations in aruba.

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lemmy.ca

If Linux is a religion like Christianity then I expect Jesus to appear in front of me right now and double my fishes.

Linux works, Christianity does not.

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Moshpiritreply
lemmy.world

Replace Bash with Fish. Open two terminals.

echo "Check mate".

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Moshpiritreply
lemmy.world

TIL it's actually checkmate lol (I'm not a native English speaker).

BTW, loved your response hahaha

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Lol

Actually, I ment mate as in romantic partner. "Checkmate" refers to a move in chess.

Edit: I commented this without reading the full context, I guess I completely forgot about this conversation lol 😅

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lemmy.world

Does using Linux, Windows, and MacOS simultaneously make me some kind of faith-exploring pilgrim?

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lemmy.world

So which OS is which religion? Right now I'm thinking unix=Judaism (older, predecessor to newer oses), linux=Christianity (distros=demominations, roots in unix.), macos=Islam(jobs is their prophet, roots in unix). Not sure about Windows. I guess maybe it could be Christianity and Linux Hindu or Buddhist...

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ninjanreply
lemmy.mildgrim.com

Windows can't be Christianity, it's not fragmented enough. It's either Scientology because it's tightly controlled and without meaningful denominations. Or Buddhism from a very western point of view (i.e. oblivious to the denominations and local variations).

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I used the word philosophy, but yes. I think that's a more appropriate word than religion/cult.

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feddit.de

It's the filthy Arch heretics that are a cult! All true believers use Mint!

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Sharenireply
programming.dev

It's no wonder you wish to forget about the past when your covenant is the offspring of those who consort with demons. Repent, and be granted the Emperor's mercy!

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feddit.de

If Good didn't want us to consort with demons, why did he make them so damn sexy?

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Titoureply
feddit.de

No thanks, Mint is a great distro for beginners only

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Oh come on! At least call me an unwashed peasant or something! How are we going to get a holy war going with that attitude?

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All seriosuness, mint is honestly a good distro even for power users, i installed it on an ssd and used it on a pc a cobled together from parts i had lying around while my main pc was out of state (i left it behind at school for winter break) and i was surprised to find that it was about as easy to work on as arch or debian from a clean install

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It sure is. Was the perfect distro for me to dip my toes in the water. It's been 2 months and I'm learning a lot and having way more fun with my computer than I ever have.

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Absolutely. The only difference is that the benefits aren't imaginary, they are quite tangible.

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So? (says while using terminal with gibberish commands to mere mortals)

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PerogiBoireply
lemmy.ca

Real talk what do you do? Just partition your drive for different flavours or do you just wipe your pc multiple times?

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swab148reply
startrek.website

Partitions would be best, but the real reason I have all of them is that I'm building a new rig pretty soon and I haven't quite decided which one I want, so I'm gonna try out a few different flavors! I've got Bazzite, Mint, Endeavor, Pop, and good ol' Debian just in case since it's what I'm using now.

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You probably don't have enough knowledge to understand the difference I guess...

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Religion. Cults have centralized leadership causing harm. Linux users harm ourselves / themselves.

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