• rustydrd@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    3 hours ago

    TBF, almost everyone I work with uses Linux. There’s virtually no conversation about it. It’s just what it is, like even the weather is more deserving of discussion.

  • robocall@lemmy.world
    18·
    5 hours ago

    Linux people are polite enough to not react when I tell them I use Ubuntu.

    Windows people think I am a geeky nerd that knows how to code when I tell them I use Ubuntu.

      • Turret3857@infosec.pubEnglish
        2·
        3 hours ago

        I’m here to start a flame war and say Debian is old and gross and Fedora is clearly the way forward. And fuck it while were here, dont use the regular Fedora workstation, use the KDE spin, GNOME bad!

        Tap for spoiler

        /j

        • SleepyPie@lemmy.world
          1·
          43 minutes ago

          Debian is fast and reliable for 99.9% of the tasks I require a computer for. It’s always a joy that it just works and no profit motivated company is exploiting my relationship with it. I use Arch for tinkering and gaming, but it is less of a joy to use and more of an adventure.

          I will never use Fedora as I endeavour not use American software (except for Steam).

  • taiyang@lemmy.world
    9·
    7 hours ago

    It’s quite simple; we’re trying to find our lost comrades. I had a magical moment when not one, but two people who joined my group on an MMO were using CachyOS. It’s like meeting your triplets separated at birth.

    You only find out if you bring it up, lol.

  • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
    9·
    8 hours ago

    Maybe if there were a hundred different Windows 10s, and all of them were really good, we would be recommending Windows 10 distros to each other

  • j4yc33@piefed.socialEnglish
    45·
    11 hours ago

    I think if I were to spend the time analyzing my conversations over the last 6 months I would probably find I spend a lot of time having conversations about why people should explicitly never use a Windows OS.

  • RAFAELRAMIREZ@lemmy.world
    1·
    5 hours ago

    To be fair, the only time operating systems come up in conversation is when someone’s computer is broken and suddenly everyone becomes an IT expert. 😅

  • luciferofastora@feddit.org
    7·
    9 hours ago

    Even if we assumed Windows was worth using, I’m not sure I would need to explicitly recommend “use the thing that’s everywhere already”. If we’re talking about Linux distros, we’ve already moved on from the standard and into the realm of other options, but the norm generally needs no advertising.

    • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
      3·
      7 hours ago

      i always have to look for this answer when this meme is posted.

      people recommend all sorts of niche things out of thr regular stuff everyone does.

    • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
      5·
      9 hours ago

      How likely are you to recommend using computer?

      Hello fellow kids, I highly recommend using computer.

    • dev_null@lemmy.ml
      1·
      7 hours ago

      A friend asks you: hey, my Windows 7 laptop is getting old, the new ones are all on Windows 10, would you recommend it? Or should I consider a MacBook instead? I really like that Mac has virtual desktops, which my laptop didn’t have.

      This is the situation they are asking about. Are you answering:

      “Actually Windows 10 has virtual desktops, so if that was the only reason for you to learn a new environment and move to Mac, then it might be simpler to choose Windows 10”.

      or

      “Nah, they put a lot of spyware in Windows 10, pick something else”.

      • luciferofastora@feddit.org
        1·
        7 hours ago

        I get what you’re saying. I feel like the more you have to work to conjure up a situation where this would be asked, the less likely I’m to recommend it, but under the premise that I find myself in one of those situations…

        Well, given that the impending switch from Win7 to Win10 is what made me drop Windows entirely and rather try my luck with gaming on Linux, you can guess my answer :D