DISCLAIMER: This is not my OC ^[1][2.1][2.2]^.
- The image is thought to have been originally shared here ^[2.1]^.
- The poster can be purchased from the artist here ^[2.2]^.
References
- Type: Post. Title: "I found this piece of art in my friends' chat. I have no idea who the artist is, but it's so freakin' cool!". Author: "antonballls" ("u/Physical_Air4112"). Publisher: ["Reddit">"r/linuxmemes"]. Published: 2025-12-12T14:25:55.585Z. Accessed: 2025-12-22T03:42Z. URI: https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmemes/comments/1pkt6pa/i_found_this_piece_of_art_in_my_friends_chat_i/.
- Type: Post. Title: "United, Linux fights for freedom!". Author: "Kalcifer" ("@Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works"). Publisher: ["sh.itjust.works">"linuxmemes" ("!linuxmemes@lemmy.world").] Published: 2025-12-22T03:46:02Z. Accessed: 2025-12-23T08:03Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/post/52020293.
- Type: Comment. Author: "EponymousBosh" ("@EponymousBosh@awful.systems"). Published: 2025-12-22T16:02:34Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/post/52020293/22784344.
Hereβs the original source, AFAIK: https://www.tumblr.com/sirityzer/708726935428235264/my-brother-commissioned-me-to-make-some-linux
- Type: Comment. Author: "@Fmstrat@lemmy.world". Published: 2025-12-23T02:57:46Z. Accessed: 2025-12-22T07:59Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/post/52020293/22793677.
You can purchase this as a poster from the artist: https://www.redbubble.com/i/poster/Linux-United-by-RadixRoss/160163174.LVTDI
- Type: Comment. Author: "EponymousBosh" ("@EponymousBosh@awful.systems"). Published: 2025-12-22T16:02:34Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/post/52020293/22784344.
Very ironic use of war propaganda, considering that Microsoft's market model is closer to the colonial powers that usually use this format - and the fact that linux often attracts anarchists due to its open, collaborative design.
Is there specific war propaganda this is mirroring? Propaganda isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's very helpful in revolutionary resistance movements. Is this mirroring something specific or are you just talking about the aesthetics of it?
It's a well-known propaganda poster from WW2.
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Yes, how did those pesky English manage to add their symbol to all these other flags?
British, not English.
Cool. So it's the good propaganda.
Itβs anti-fascist ww2 propaganda
Famously, peaceful movements don't use a lot of propaganda posters.
Maybe we ask Shepard Fairey to do one for us? Or just some psychedelic 70's concert poster with distros?
Edit: Don't crucify me for using AI:
Edit 2: People downvoting, I was using AI as the tool it's meant to be - a quick first draft, proof of concept to sort out ideas. I'm not going to spend hours mocking up both of these for a comment on a meme. I will spend time on one of them, maybe, later. Real human time with 10 fingers and eyes that aren't all squishy.
crucifies you for using AI
Gimp is free π
JFC, I'm using it NOW to make a real version! It was a proof of concept use! Y'all are so blinded by hate.
I am not going to crucify you.
I will hang you on a comma!
Or in this case, on the robot's bad spelling.
I did not see your comment before I posted my own spelling corrections, you beat me to it
Elementart, my dear Whomp whomp!
Happy cake day π
Thanks!
I like the style and mistakes of the 60s style one. Elemen Tart Os, KaLLLinux, the guitar strings at the headstock
in this case, the proper human artist would also be hallucinating
Thanks for actual feedback.
I also like the style, but the concert poster version would be much easier to mock-up in gimp. Though, it looks like most psychedelic concert posters were for single acts, not festivals, as would work best for a lineup of distros. I'll see what happens.
crucifies you anyway