784
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by heartbreaker@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Source
Linux currently 29.1%
Sample size according to StatCounter: 24,353,436 page views

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] Corgana@startrek.website 10 points 4 months ago

Eh, just because you can't make a horse drink water is no reason not to lead it there.

[-] chocosoldier@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 months ago

"hey there's this thing called lemmy, check it out some time" <- leading a horse to water

"ok you have to register an account on lemmy, it's part of your grade" <- shoving a hose down the horse's throat and cranking the spigot

[-] Corgana@startrek.website 3 points 4 months ago

Exactly. I remember when my favorite teacher said "This is a textbook. Check it out sometime".

[-] chocosoldier@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago

yes because having assigned reading material directly and specifically relevant to the subject of the class is exactly the same as registering for a website full of shitposts and propaganda bots. remember when you got all that spam from opening your textbook, and there was an entire chapter calling you out for being a little bitch?

that's the stupidest comparison i've ever heard.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

but in this case its not water, just a niche community

this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2024
784 points (98.9% liked)

Linux

48721 readers
947 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Rules

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS