• A_A@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    For non technical readers :
    the programming language “Rust” is being used more to make new Linux kernels. Traditionally, the main language for that use was the one by the name “c”.

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        20 hours ago

        They’re talking to me. I use Mint. I’ve never opened the terminal. Just because some of us aren’t savvy doesn’t mean we aren’t at least casually interested. You could totally be joking too, I guess.

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          5 hours ago

          Actually …

          I still don’t get why Mint with it’s legacy Cinnamon desktop is recommended to new Linux users. Even Debian stable with a modern Gnome or Plasma desktop would do more justice to the growing FOSS ecosystem. Or go with Fedora which I recommend to all Linux/FOSS-newbs.

          This is a meme, but my strong opinion at the same time. Go with Mint/Cinnamon as long as you like; you’ll make your own experiences and it is part of Linux/FOSS, too.

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            25 minutes ago

            Not using WindowsOS/MacOS is a very big step for them and FOSS

            so please don’t care that much about distros :) and see the bright side: They are not using WindowsOS/MacOS

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            Man, your attitude is why Linux is still so fringe. That purity test shit is a real turn off.

            For a casual user like myself, all that matters is my computer boots, is navigable and runs programs that do what I need. Mint/Cinnamon does that. It does it with no fuss. And every time some great FOSS warrior comes along to tell me it’s not Linux enough I like it even more. I’m not interested in distro hopping, at all. To be really honest, I’m not interested in my computer. I just use it.

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          17 hours ago

          It’s a joke, yeah. Well, or rather a meme. This was a real advertisement, before it got memed on pretty hard:

          "Pornography? On my computer?" It's more likely than you think. Free PC Check!