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Locking. The comment section is a perfect summary of why so many people don't want to be associated with Linux users. I should've removed the post outright because it is inflammatory, reactionary, and invites toxicity -- evidenced by the fact that the downvotes on dissenting comments are largely made by the same users. I wonder if a pattern might emerge.
There is a discussion to be had about the topic... but it went to exchanging insults and downvoting out of disagreement.
the largest barrier to linux is its user base
Dont interact with it then. There are manuals.
Replying to that with an "RTFM" response has to be some kind of meta-joke.
It was meant to be, seems people were unhappy with it ๐
Outdated and poorly written so a normal user can't do shit, but yeah, there are manuals and documentation.
Easily the worst part of the Linux experience is its community.
Yeah itโs super weird, if you go to a specific forum for help, like cachyos or bazzite, the community is bearable, and sometimes very helpful without being rude. But if you go to a general forum and state youโre having any issues with Linux youโll be downvoted to hell and told Linux is still better than windows.
People who bitch and moan about Windows yet dismiss any alternative out of hand aren't "having any issues with Linux." Their issues are (a) with Windows and (b) not wanting to hear the truth of that being pointed out to them.
I'm not sure why you're trying to pretend this post is saying something it's not.
Obviously, being mean to someone making a good-faith effort to improve themselves and solve their problems is not okay, but that's not what we're talking about here.
The Linux community is just a bunch of nerds with superiority complex.
I use Arch btw.
As a European IT admin:
Everyone in HR, finance, sales, management can all be moved to Linux. They all use webinterfaces for all of their work.
Software development, no windows specific software.
Even marketing / image creation... More and more software is ready or available for Linux.
Ignoring this very real option for most of your people is indeed silly these days.
Hell it might be worth having a central windows VM that people can rdp into for that one old windows app.
No one deserves to be treated like that. The fact that there are people that righteously believe people deserve to be treated like that is part of our problems as a society.
Agreed, and I think Gordon Ramsay is an excellent choice for this meme, because he engages in the exact kind of behavior that people are celebrating with this meme: flinging verbal abuse at people who are โdoing it wrongโ and overall out-group bullying.
Wanting to scream at people for using or complaining about Windows is peak โtouch grass.โ
This is one of those situations where "both sides are bad" actually holds weight.
Yes, Linux communities are full of insufferable shitheads who have way too much emotional investment in what is essentially a tool. I onced looked up some information on Youtube about flatpacks to educated myself and ended up watching some moron have a 20 minute meltdown about how they're "soy and unmanly". As a Linux user, that is fucking embarassing.
Hardline Windows users are shitheads in their own right, too. If something isn't handed to them or requires effort beyond dragging and droppping files, it's proper shit and you're just an out-of-touch nerd for trying to mainstream this esoteric nonsense. It's a thought-terminating cliche about Linux and its users that's about 25 years out of date. I don't know shit about the terminal, BASH, or what the fuck a GRUB is but I've been using Linux Mint for two years now with zero issues. Yes, even when running games.
There are perfectly valid reasons not to switch to Linux. Many people could switch, which is why encouraging switching is fine, but when the entire work environment is in Windows, or they need specific software that does not work properly (or at all) on Linux, fully switching is not an option. I love me a "Windows Bad, Linux Good" meme, don't get me wrong, but that is a meme at the end of the day. Reality is often much more nuanced, and this is no exception.
Ah yes let's be dicks. That's how you can get people to switch over.
And that's why they don't switch to Linux.
I'm talking about after they refuse to help themselves. They want their learned helplessness and Microsoft stockholm syndrome validated, and fuck that!
Ok, but my point is that, if you want them to switch to Linux and because you like it and seem to hate Windows, I think that's a reasonable assumption, treating them poorly will not make that better for anyone. They won't want to put forth the effort and as a primarily Windows user and having tried Linux on many occasions, I can say it can be a daunting task especially when you need to use the command line. In the past I can honestly say that I have had a lot of help from very knowledgeable and friendly Linux users. But please don't deny that Linux users aren't just a little bit elitist.
In fact I can already picture the current Linux community complaining about the state of Linux if it were to skyrocket in popularity. Suddenly it would be like, all these stupid Windows users coming to Linux, ruining the experience. Companies trying to profit off of it. I liked it better when it was a small community.
I don't switch to linux because I need to use "breakout rooms" in Teams on a daily basis and they disabled that for linux.
The shift to Linux is a tough one, and it just cannot happen all at once. The longer you spend in a workflow, the longer it takes to change it. If we offer our support and kindness to people when they struggle with Windows, it lends more credibility when we recommend Linux. Plus, I'm not really going to complain about another opportunity to call out when Microsoft does more dumb shit.
Brb, going to get fired for installing Linux on all the work computers.
What kept me from swapping longer than anything else was spite for the shitty linux community.
do you ever stop to think about it sometimes?
how worked up you are because people use an operating system you donโt like. imagine doing that with other things.
"ugh this shirt is kinda itchy" "well thatโs your own damn fault for using this bad shirt!!! next time switch to a better shirt you useless fuck!"
I mean if that person kept wearing that shirt every fucking day and complaining about it every time, i probably would eventually say that. Like its not that complicated.
I don't much care what people use but to me it feels more like:
"ugh, this shirt is taking photos of my nipples and publishing them for everyone to see and I had to consent to even be able to put it on after having paid for it, also as of late, it's started making me watch ads in order to wash it and wants me to talk to an IA and train it or it'll shock me."
Obviously people are going to tell you to use something else.
Yeah it's a tough switch. It's a lot like getting out of a relationship that you know isn't gonna work, but every time you go to end it you think "hey it isn't that bad right NOW is it?" and put it off.
A clean break would be faster and easier for everybody involved.
Now you DO stand to accrue some extra skills by spending some time with a foot in both workflows. It makes you have to learn some weird shit. But in the long run idk if that actually helps more than it hurts.
I took a long time to make the switch lol.
I'd treat my boss like that but I still need a job