It doesn't talk to me. No annoying notifications, no prompts to use OneDrive/iCloud, no built-in AI assistants, no programs that automatically go to autostart, to your tray, no forced updates, no in-app update prompts every time you launch something, no preinstalled garbage, no ads. You boot your Linux and... It's peaceful. No distractions.
if you mean Linux the kernel then probably that it's GPL licensed and works well. If you mean distributions in general then NixOS declarative systems (especially flakes) are just so lit.
No slowing down after subsequent updates. Every Windows machine slows down to a point where it is unusable. Freedom from adverts being pushed to the desktop. Being able to install and uninstall what I want (ie not having Edge forced on me) Freedom to customise my desktop. Make it look and feel the way I want.
Knowing that the OS is working for me not a corporation whose sole interest is its share holders, not its customers.
let users access to hardware in driver limitation. You want your threadripper works on only one 400mhz thread? It's not a problem. Remove all wifi drivers? Disable a pci bus? The question "just, why not?" make a sens in linux. on my home server, I have 50 btrfs subvolumes rolling snapshoted every hours because "why not?"; I disable my screen, unload gpu, map on virtio and load vm with passthrough every time I need and fallback at end because of "why not?". You just can do what you want.
I like the fact that it supports older but still functional hardware. e.g. I'm not forced to upgrade my old video cards because their manufacturer no longer supports them on newer versions of the OS.
it's very smooth compared to windows, because (i think starting with windows 8...?) it started doing virtual planned obsolescence (purposefully slowing down and spinning the fans a bunch to simulate the computer struggling to run) and started exaggerating on windows 11. there's also more development tools available. and because of the nature of linux, it made me learn more about the difference between proprietary software and F(L)OSS.
- The little improvements in every update - The Appstore with a lot of free apps - One updater for all apps - docker - joutnalctl (especialy systemd-cat) - Sytemd services (but not systemd mount) - ssh (but not sh, bash, fish,etc)
its vast customization options, being able to change the entire look and feel of the OS by installing a different DE is a blessing. On the other hand, you cannot even pick cyan for the main theme color on macOS. Only Android Custom ROMs can get that far but there you're bounded by the ROM support for your devices.
What I like most about Linux is what it DOESN’T do:
It doesn’t spy on me. It doesn’t force me to spend money. It doesn’t deny me access to my hardware or my software. It doesn’t dictate when, where, or HOW I can use my computer.
That’s what they mean when they use the term “free.”
Not “free” as in money, because one should always support the development of the software they use whenever possible, but free as in FREEDOM.
JavAlps
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •It doesn't spy on me.
VERY close second: vanishingly little "ai" in it at all.
tho
in reply to It's FOSS • • •Marián Kyral
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •MUCH less fan noise and extraneous CPU usage in general.
Me: *walks away from my computer*
Windows Update: "It's free real estate!"
Tofu Musubi
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •If you mean distributions in general then NixOS declarative systems (especially flakes) are just so lit.
melvin1888
in reply to It's FOSS • • •No slowing down after subsequent updates. Every Windows machine slows down to a point where it is unusable.
Freedom from adverts being pushed to the desktop.
Being able to install and uninstall what I want (ie not having Edge forced on me)
Freedom to customise my desktop. Make it look and feel the way I want.
Knowing that the OS is working for me not a corporation whose sole interest is its share holders, not its customers.
Knowing I am not in walled garden.
10 yes now as main OS.
TagHunt
in reply to It's FOSS • • •No more, no less
Pablo Majster
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •metasystem
in reply to It's FOSS • • •The question "just, why not?" make a sens in linux.
on my home server, I have 50 btrfs subvolumes rolling snapshoted every hours because "why not?"; I disable my screen, unload gpu, map on virtio and load vm with passthrough every time I need and fallback at end because of "why not?".
You just can do what you want.
Gery Teguh Prabowo
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •Gary Dale
in reply to It's FOSS • • •Otis
in reply to It's FOSS • • •Ponali
in reply to It's FOSS • • •there's also more development tools available. and because of the nature of linux, it made me learn more about the difference between proprietary software and F(L)OSS.
MicKet
in reply to It's FOSS • • •- The Appstore with a lot of free apps
- One updater for all apps
- docker
- joutnalctl (especialy systemd-cat)
- Sytemd services (but not systemd mount)
- ssh (but not sh, bash, fish,etc)
Muhammad Fariz Fauzi
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •Lukewarm Flystalker 🇨🇦🇧🇧🇲🇽🇬🇱
in reply to It's FOSS • • •Runs on almost any hardware
Gets all my stuff done
Free both ways (beer AND freedom)
Riley Celeus
in reply to It's FOSS • • •Only Android Custom ROMs can get that far but there you're bounded by the ROM support for your devices.
It's FOSS
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •What do I like most about Linux?
What I like most about Linux is what it DOESN’T do:
It doesn’t spy on me. It doesn’t force me to spend money. It doesn’t deny me access to my hardware or my software. It doesn’t dictate when, where, or HOW I can use my computer.
That’s what they mean when they use the term “free.”
Not “free” as in money, because one should always support the development of the software they use whenever possible, but free as in FREEDOM.
#linux