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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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Personally I'm somewhere between 2 and 3 - I'll engage in the distro sectarianism for the bit, sometimes on the side of one that isn't even what I actually use, but I hate being an annoying proselytiser of anything, I hate dealing with the broad tent politics of the FOSS world, and I'm happy to engage with the community positively but I hate being any of the nasty stereotypes.
I am and always will be 2. I'm surprised to discover that there are even distro wars, "I use arch btw" trend thingy, and the feeling "elite" over people who don't use linux (like some occasions dissing Windows users out of a sudden). I use it for the sake of using it, just like any other operating systems, however, with a non-bloat at start desktop environment and a good introduction to Terminal User Interface, CLI, privacy and open-source realm. Plus I don't jump around and discuss anything online regularly or showing off anything so silent is the most significant trait of mine.
Yeah, I'm pretty similar. I use the particular Linux distro I do because it works and it gets out of my way and lets me use my computer the way I want to. Which Windows no longer does. I have nothing against people who choose to use it, I'm just no longer willing to fight with it myself and lately not very happy with the company that makes it. I see distro wars or dissing folks who still find Windows to suit their computing needs as utterly pointless, counterproductive, and antisocial behaviour.
Mostly 2 and a little bit 3 and 7 at the same time. :-)
I do find that 7s can be a little annoying about their pet projects, but that's to be expected considering how many computer nerds are autistic folks with a special interest in this stuff.
I'm annoying
Like, in general.
I'm probably in the 5-6 area. Maybe a toe into 7.
$ man tainers
No manual entry for tainers
Proud member of #3 gang here, although I don't really give a shit about distro wars. But if you're talking about a problem with Windows you can be pretty sure I'll say you could avoid that with Linux.
Being labeled "annoying" often means you're completely correct and the person you're talking to knows it but has some cognitive dissonance to work through. You see it with linux, socialism, veganism, etc. People don't get nearly as annoyed by opinions they sincerely disagree with as by opinions they can't find a good reason to disagree with (but want to anyway)
Yeah... I care a lot more about socialism than computer operating systems, and I know my leftism alone exhausts people's patience with me. Otherwise I probably would talk people's ears off about how there is a solution to their constant Windows frustrations.
I guess somewhere between 6 and 7....urm 6/7 👐 (and my kids say I don't understand memes 😅).
hoping one day i can be 6/7 too when i grow up!
I'm 2, and the rest of my family is 1
Usually a 2 since I never really talk about it outside of here.
I think the only times I've talked about it with others is venting about my problems or what I'm trying to accomplish to my mom or when my dad switched to dual booting Mint on his laptop that thankfully doesn't support win11.
I'm usually not big on being a consistent fandom interactor type of person in general, so yeah.
number 4 hates desktop Linux and thinks 1 2 and 3 should be using Windows forever
2 is probably the closest to me. I use Linux but don't really talk about it.
Anyone with an Android device is level 1 by default.
I guess being in this community puts me at least at level 3 by definition. I contributed a package to GNU Guix but I'm not quite a "maintainer" or even a regular contributor to it yet. Maybe I can claim level 5 just by virtue of having contributed to an "advanced" distro.
In "the real world" my mild-mannered alter ego would be level 4 because I use GNU/Linux at my day job.
I'm somewhere between 2 and 3 also. I rarely bring Linux up unless the topic is operating systems or I'm directly asked about it. Then I'll talk your ears off.
Annoying user gang
Between 2 and 3. I'll show off my Linux setup to friends and preach to the choir, but I won't rub my choices in the faces of people who use other distros or operating systems.
Somewhere between 6-7. I follow issue trackers but spend more time implementing other peoples' fixes than adding my own code. I also maintain dozens of systems at my workplace.
Non, I use Linux purely at home. Have no way to use it in the heavily regulated world I work which is very corporate and very locked down windows where I cant even access CMD or pin things to the taskbar.
But at home I run Debian and raspberry pi os on my 2 servers, and arch Linux on my desktop, and Debian with retropie and cinnamon on my laptop.
I have no interest in distro wars, no distro is better than any other, they just all cater to different subset of people and users. I don't even believe Linux is superior to any other os. I love Linux, and it is perfect for me, but I would never advise my wife to try it, as it offers nothing she would benefit from over her current use of windows.
And I develop and maintain a package in the aur, but it is minimal, and I have published on GitHub a couple of apps, but I would not describe myself as a developer or maintainer, as they are just tiny personal fun projects.
And finally I am a huge proponent of foss and anti big tech where I can be. I believe I currently have all the benefit of the android ecosystem without using it at all. As in everything is backed up and synced to the cloud, but I own my cloud. Everything except Lemmy and email I self host. Calender, contacts, files, photos, music, DNS, search, pdf editor, notes... That's all I can think of for now.
Somewhere between two and four, eheh
I'm a wannabe 2, maybe soon, I just discovered a new passion with my home assistant server, more new local self hosted stuff in the making and a switch to bazzite for my personal pc in my year list of stuff to do.
Between 3 and 4, I interact with the fandom and use Linux daily for work. But I'm not toxic because my distro isn't very known