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    9 months ago

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

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

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      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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        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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            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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        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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        9 months ago

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