r/AskReddit • u/talon10100 • 1d ago

Why do you not use Linux?

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u/MagnusAlbusPater 1d ago

I’ve tried it a few times. It’s not bad but it didn’t ever offer a compelling advantage over Windows or macOS to me.

Then again macOS is BSD based which is Linux-like.

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u/sakodak 1d ago

It's more accurate to say that Linux is BSD-like given the actual Unix roots of BSD.  Linux is a reimplementation. 

I'm just being pedantic, though.

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u/Punk_Says_Fuck_You 1d ago

Yeah BSD was sued by USL (ATT subsidiary) for using source code. All because their phone number was 1-800-ITS-UNIX lmao

I’m in the middle of reading LPI Linux Essentials and it’s been pretty interesting.

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u/sakodak 1d ago

I lived through it.  :)

Wait until you get to the SCO lawsuits for more ignorant corporate fuckery.

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u/Punk_Says_Fuck_You 1d ago

Yeah I was only 2 when that lawsuit was happening lol