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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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[–] Floey@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What's the arch user equivalent of getting asked if a fish is an animal?

What's the vegan equivalent of getting asked if you use PC or Mac?

Vegan Arch user btw

[–] Matombo@feddit.de 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Also people who use pc as a synonyme for windows. fuck those guys and guydedts.

PS. Macs are also PCs as PC describes the hardware and the usecase unrelated to the producer and the installed os.

[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a bit more subtlety to it than that. The PC architecture that dominates today is a direct descendant of the 1981 IBM Personal Computer, which was made to run DOS and later Wondows. The cultural association makes sense in that context.

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I know it's a completely normal typo that anyone could make, but "Wondows" has just made me a laugh for a good few seconds.

[–] Matombo@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

It made me wondor for a sec

[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

That's what I get for not using autocorrect 😆

[–] probably@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Language changes over time and words don't mean the same thing forever. The entire purpose of language is to communicate. So if you have a Mac and say you are a PC user, you are failing to use language well. Apple themselves helped facilitate that change. It can be less consistent with Linux on a PC, I agree. But language is an evolving meme (as per the original definition of meme, not the cat photos). And to not acknowledge that is like being a young earth creationist with language.

Do you also argue that anyone who is happy is part of the LGBT community?

[–] Matombo@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

But PC has not made this transition universaly which makes it a very ambigues word. It is still used a category of electronic devices regardless auf operating system. Also if you say PC = Windows PC and MAC = MacOS PC what is the overarching Category? and ? = Linux PC?

[–] Matombo@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago
  1. Do you think Manjaro is Arch/an Arch derivative?

  2. But you still eat fish, right?

[–] cozydeer@mastodon.social 7 points 1 year ago

@Floey @coja 1) isn’t that what Manjaro is? 2) do you still eat cheese and eggs?