why are linux users the most friendy* loving pieces of stuff on the planet?

[Nal]

oh my god lmao

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[Headcrab Zombie]

I could see myself using Linux for a server for something, if I have something that doesn't require Windows Server.
But I'd never prefer Linux for a client/workstation PC

[Pecon]

- complaints about having to learn command line tools -

I can only assume you learned how to use linux in a server environment, because that's pretty much the only reason you'd ever not have a desktop environment installed. As a typical user the only thing you would have to touch the terminal for is installing software from a non-standard repository or if you have to compile software from source (needing to add repositories is uncommon, needing to compile from source is very rare). Most of the time you'll get programs through the GUI application manager, and if you download an application from the internet it'll usually be in a pre-compiled package like a .deb file or .rpm file, for which the application manager will also handle the installation for you.

Also your teacher is probably just stuck in the MS-DOS era.

[otto-san]

i like linux for a lot of reasons, but i can't imagine ever choosing it over windows unless i needed to, esp since windows 10 has an ubuntu bash shell

[Punished Toxicology]

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you mean ucuntu

[Mr.Noßody]

See, it's kind of like a social club or fandom that people with nothing else going for them need to attach themselves to for validation. Otherwise they would off themselves or call in bomb threats to the local schools. These kinds of things are all over too,

You know, like your avatar.

[Ipquarx]

Linux fits most of my needs, is very lightweight compared to windows, uses less battery, and has the added benefit of being free & open source. (I won't even mention the career-related benefits) Say what you want about whatever company but I will always trust something that's free & open source to something that's closed source.

It's not about demonizing everything else or seeking validation for "nerd cred", like some people will inevitably say. It fits my needs, so I use it when I can. If I need something windows-exclusive, then so be it, I use windows that day. The joys of dual booting!

[SWAT One]

This doesn't matter, though.  The broader consumer market demands ease of use and doesn't care if something loads some negligible amount of time faster.  The time you take to learn the command-line and execute it will quickly fill that once advantageous gap.  And furthermore, most people ask WHY should it be this complicated?  What is the need for these complicated processes.

[Pecon]

Linux fits most of my needs, is very lightweight compared to windows, uses less battery, and has the added benefit of being free & open source. (I won't even mention the career-related benefits) Say what you want about whatever company but I will always trust something that's free & open source to something that's closed source.

It's not about demonizing everything else or seeking validation for "nerd cred", like some people will inevitably say. It fits my needs, so I use it when I can. If I need something windows-exclusive, then so be it, I use windows that day. The joys of dual booting!

Pretty much all of this.

This doesn't matter, though.  The broader consumer market demands ease of use and doesn't care if something loads some negligible amount of time faster.  The time you take to learn the command-line and execute it will quickly fill that once advantageous gap.  And furthermore, most people ask WHY should it be this complicated?  What is the need for these complicated processes.

Do you actually think the goal of linux is to be intentionally harder to use? The Gnome community would like to have some very terse words with you, as they're one of a number of very long projects whose sole purpose is to make Linux distros easier to use, they still continue to improve it to this day. It shouldn't come as any surprise that the open source community is slower at making these tools than huge companies, but they have made incredibly impressive progress.

[Juncoph]

he never said he thought linus was intentionally harder though

[Nonnel]

he never said he thought linus was intentionally harder though

[Pecon]

he never said he thought linus was intentionally harder though

Look at the last sentence of his post, it's implied.

[Foxscotch]

The time you take to learn the command-line and execute it will quickly fill that once advantageous gap.

five minutes?