What makes Linux OS so good?

[grossaffe]

I'm not even going to bother responding to him any further. Without even getting into his atrocious list of supposed arguments (note: arguments and facts are not interchangeable), he's shown all the maturity of an middle-schooler incapable of having a reasonable discussion. Just another name to add to the ol' ignore list.

 

[jurassicplayer]

From what I have seen and read in this thread. One guy got frustrated with Linux and bailed, forever branding it with all the negativity in the world and inheriting the bad arguments from other people who similarly got frustrated and left, one guy didn't care about capitalization in directories, and anyone that tries to explain shit is called a troll.

GUD JOB GAIS. GETTIN THAT WORK DUN ._.

Alright, so let's try to set some simple things straight. If you haven't used a specific OS for a prolonged amount of time, there is no fucking reason to be commenting.

If I used Microsoft word a lot and then tried Libreoffice writer, I'd probably be like "wtf is this, why is shit in strange places, why is shit labeled stupidly, etc." and if it were the reverse, "wtf is Microsoft doing, this ribbon takes up a HUGE FUCKING AMOUNT OF GODDAM SPACE, how does Microsoft even fail to get support on their own format correct, etc." Things tend to leave first impressions like "ah, so this is how word processing should be", but none of that actually fucking matters. It's whatever works better for you, as long as you aren't a moron and can keep your mind open.

Software is buggy. It's always buggy. Open-source software sometimes has it harder, sometimes it doesn't. Small group projects sometimes don't get a lot of debugging, others get a lot but don't have enough manpower to get that shit done in a timely manner. It's the same for any OS, any software. The only difference is that when you got a job developing software, it's job time, not hobby time. There's a big difference in how much time you can dump into a software when it's a job vs when it isn't. For the most part, open-source people give a shit about what they make, hence why they would even deal with it as a hobby.

I don't have time to just type up a wall of text atm, so pretty much I'm going to forego talking about shit.

@Seliph: Linux OS is just another operating system. Certain things can be done easier with Linux, other things harder. The thing linux does allow you to do, is piece together your experience to the things you like best from what the open-source community has to offer. Whatever screenshot you see in Linux is not "the linux experience", it is "a linux experience". No one can tell you if Linux is for you or not. You just have to try it the same way you would try anything else (preferably on hardware rather than in a virtual machine, because it's never a fair comparison to judge between something on hardware and something in a box vying for the same hardware).

 

[StackMasher]

I use it because it's stable + I'm used to it, especially development wise. I have no idea where I would even start compiling C source code on windows
Wine support is growing strong, I'm especially looking forward to when all the GTA V bugs get ironed out

 

[Plstic]

Install it and find out. I would start with something like Linux mint since Ubuntu bundles in all the amazon bullshit.
I personally run arch but that's because I like the customization and know what exactly I have installed on my system. Plus, the Arch User Repository(AUR) is really nice and you don't have to deal with all the PPA BS.

 

[Joom]

But MacOSX is just... eh... not my cup of tea. It's a wanky system restricted only for Apple shit.

I wish more people would do their research. OS X isn't as restrictive as people think it is, has BSD at its core, can do everything Linux can and then some (gotta love proprietary support along with POSIX compliance), is the only true UNIX used to this day, and can be ran on more than just Macs.

The only good thing is open source and customizability.

However, it's just a niche product hence practically nobody but nerds using it but people on this site praise it as the best thing ever to stare at 5 terminals and error logs at once with cryptic output when you try to do any kind of work on the system with buggy open source terminal-only software because nobody is getting paid to do any fixing or aesthetics since "it's not needed" when you can just work with the terminal, find the bugs yourself and re-compile in case you ran into problems or don't like something. Sadly, nobody has the time to do this if you're trying to do some "real" work instead of ripping your hair out.

I had no idea people still tried to fit square blocks into round holes. Does baby need to be wiped too? I guess Linux is super duper tough to figure out, huh?

Anyway, people fail to realize that Linux should be mainly used for production. If you're a casual consumer then stick to Windows. Customization and aesthetics should not be the selling point at all.

 

[Luglige]

Oh, linux is amazing because windows monitors, slows down, and over all sucks.

BTW THIS IS OPINION DON'T BEAT ME!

I wish more people would do their research. OS X isn't as restrictive as people think it is, has BSD at its core, can do everything Linux can and then some (gotta love proprietary support along with POSIX compliance), is the only true UNIX used to this day, and can be ran on more than just Macs.

I had no idea people still tried to fit square blocks into round holes. Does baby need to be wiped too? I guess Linux is super duper tough to figure out, huh?

Anyway, people fail to realize that Linux should be mainly used for production. If you're a casual consumer then stick to Windows. Customization and aesthetics should not be the selling point at all.

Cool it.

 

[Vipera]

Nothing. Linux is garbage.


/thread

 

[Luglige]

Nothing. Linux is garbage.


/thread

proof?

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Light-weight (subjective on the distro)
Easy to use (takes some getting used to)
A good way for someone to learn to program, I suppose.


I plan on switching to Android OS as my main OS but that won't be any time soon anyway.

 

[Vipera]

proof?

- Linux is Open Source, meaning that anybody can exploit it. Also, if shit goes down, you have to wait for the people who treat it as a hobby to fix it, rather than MacOS and Windows that have two huge companies that will fix any critical bug ASAP. Even Google won't touch Android for the peasants that have 1-2 years old phones.
- WINE is a joke. When you find a program that isn't supported, rather than the community helping you, they will just tell you to use something else or fuck off.
- Speaking about the community, the Linux one is the worst. Tons of teenagers who think to be hackers and IT specialists just because they use a free OS that can be downloaded anywhere.
- On average, Linux users are less intelligent than the others, donate less money to charity and are much more violent, in real life and on the internet.
- The Wii U has more games than Linux

Need more?

 

[Luglige]

- Linux is Open Source, meaning that anybody can exploit it. Also, if shit goes down, you have to wait for the people who treat it as a hobby to fix it, rather than MacOS and Windows that have two huge companies that will fix any critical bug ASAP. Even Google won't touch Android for the peasants that have 1-2 years old phones.
- WINE is a joke. When you find a program that isn't supported, rather than the community helping you, they will just tell you to use something else or fuck off.
- Speaking about the community, the Linux one is the worst. Tons of teenagers who think to be hackers and IT specialists just because they use a free OS that can be downloaded anywhere.
- On average, Linux users are less intelligent than the others, donate less money to charity and are much more violent, in real life and on the internet.
- The Wii U has more games than Linux

Need more?

1. Mhmm, there is many Linux flavors that have a full team who update it. Also Arch Linux. Also, open source is a blessing, it allows people like me to know that I'm in good hands, and that i'm not selling my privacy to a joke of a business like Microsoft
2. Arch Linux.
3. Fuck me not, but the windows support team is a fucking joke. Try a good OS, with a good community, like the arch linux area.
4. What? Give me some proof?
5. Steam.

6. Yes please.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Since almost two centuries ago, experts tried their best to educate people in the fakeness of the concept that security can be achieved just by means of obscurity (a.k.a. closed architecture).
A long time has passed since then, but people... well, what can you expect, some still even believe the world is flat.

 

[Deleted User]

@BullyWiiPlaza C? Outdated?

Give me proof.

 

[Luglige]

@BullyWiiPlaza C? Outdated?

Give me proof.

C is a wonderful programming language, one that Linux and Windows is built on.

 

[Deleted User]

C is a wonderful programming language, one that Linux and Windows is built on.

C is the base of C++.

C was created to not limit the programmer. The programmer should know their limits, and be able to do what they want.

A lot of other languages take that leisure away.

 

[GerbilSoft]

- Linux is Open Source, meaning that anybody can exploit it. Also, if shit goes down, you have to wait for the people who treat it as a hobby to fix it, rather than MacOS and Windows that have two huge companies that will fix any critical bug ASAP.

Windows being closed-source sure as hell didn't prevent WannaCry from happening.

- On average, Linux users are less intelligent than the others, donate less money to charity and are much more violent, in real life and on the internet.

Citation needed.

I still have yet to get an explanation from any so-called "Windows experts" as to why I need to write thousands of more lines of code for the Windows version of my rom-properties shell extension than for both the GTK+ and Qt/KDE versions. Perhaps you could show me some pointers on reducing code complexity?

 

[Deleted User]

Perhaps you could show me some pointers on reducing code complexity?

i laughed too hard when I saw this in a discussion about code.

 

[GerbilSoft]

i laughed too hard when I saw this in a discussion about code.

That was actually completely unintentional, believe it or not. :V

 

[spotanjo3]

Google says otherwise.. Some says it is legal and some says its illegal. Microsoft wants to banned it. Which linux is the best ? Blah blah. Too complicate and don't know which is true. Sighing.

 

[Luglige]

The only good thing is open source and customizability.

However, it's just a niche product hence practically nobody but nerds using it but people on this site praise it as the best thing ever to stare at 5 terminals and error logs at once with cryptic output when you try to do any kind of work on the system with buggy open source terminal-only software because nobody is getting paid to do any fixing or aesthetics since "it's not needed" when you can just work with the terminal, find the bugs yourself and re-compile in case you ran into problems or don't like something. Sadly, nobody has the time to do this if you're trying to do some "real" work instead of ripping your hair out.

Tbh here it's kinda easy to do that, can you not get what it's saying? If you have a problem bring it to the attention of the community. It isn't hard to change something and recompile it. If you have a problem with such a simple task, how is even windows easy for you?