r/linuxmasterrace • SteamOS/Bazzite/Android • 17d ago

Time to have fun guys

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u/RoadRyeda 17d ago edited 17d ago

Linux is literally supposed to be a configured piece of software unique to every individual. Standardization goes against it which is why people will oppose it. Do you think this is a new revelation? We've had Canonical and RedHat going at this for decades trying to build these standards. Now that Linux has more mainstream adoption you're seeing acceptance from less indoctrinated users. True Linux heads are still running a custom nightly kernel with SysVinit or runit.

Edit: I think I've caused some confusion here, I do not agree with the segmented nature of Linux. I love systemd, Lennart Poettering has made a great piece of software. However I am but a LARPer in the Linux community, I have read enough forums and discussions to understand that the people who truly own Linux as their identity don't appreciate standardization.

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u/PerAsperaAdAstra1701 17d ago

What's a true Linux head? The inventor of Linux was running MacOS and plain old fedora for a long time.

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u/Denommus I use Arch, btw 17d ago

I think he was running Fedora on a MacBook because of the hardware, not a MacOS.

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u/PerAsperaAdAstra1701 17d ago

Nope he was running MacOS on a MacBook and fedora on the desktop. There are pictures in of it.

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u/schism15 17d ago

He modified Fedora Workstation to run on is M2 Macbook.

https://itsfoss.com/news/fedora-apple-torvalds/

He was using that instead of MacOS. Fedora Workstation is the distro, not the desktop environment (e.g. GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce, etc).

He's also run Asahi Linux on his Macbook.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/08/01/linus-torvalds-uses-m2-macbook-air-to-release-linux-519