Switched to linux before it became mainstream

I use linux because, in the 90s, Redhat shipped with a Star Trek game. We are not the same.

Linux gotta mainstream wen?
Time to switch to bsd

I switched in the late 90s to attract women. I still think it's going to work someday.

Let's not repeat the mistakes of (some!) old Unix-Heads and just welcome all newbies, please <3

You use Linux because of your superiority complex and need to be seen as cool.

I use Linux because I'm broke.

We are not the same.

I mean, can't it be both?

Least contrarian Linux user.

I use Linux because of the 3D desktop cube. Who doesn’t love the cube!

yay gatekeeping!

I use Linux because Hackintosh is a dying platform and it only takes about 800 hours to get it almost as good.

My one thing I feel like I can brag about in tech circles is that I switched to Linux in 1995 (Linux kernel version 1.2.1), and I haven't looked back since. This was even before Windows 95 was released.

You're absolutely right. Microsoft has systematically killed every reason I have for having their software on my pc. I'm not switching to linux because linux got better (although it certainly has). I'm ditching windows because windows now sucks more than I can bare.

I liked that one band before they became popular. That's what you sound like.

Both? Both is good

People used Linux because Windows bad in the 2000s

It's interesting how the open source model and enshittification have pulled both OSes in opposite directions. I used to look forward to the newest version of Windows because it had cool useful stuff.

I use Linux cuz I was bored one summer

I use Linux cuz Linux looks cool

I use linux because I love penguins.

We're not the same.

I've been occasionally giving Linux a shot since bubuntu 5.04 and it would never stick. I guess many things aligned at some point in 2017-18 when I just gave up on windows and microsoft in general. I've been sticking to my beloved gnome, fighting it to do things it wasn't built to.

And then came 2019 and sway 1.0 got released. It felt like reddit imploded. Decided to finally give this "tiling nonsense" a try. A week or so later it finally clicked and I've not been fighting my system anymore.

Fast forward a few years and I'm now a Gentoo, OpenRC, OpenRC-init and Hyprland nutter :)

I use Linux because the Steam Deck convinced me that gaming on Linux is a thing. Before that i was hesitant to make the jump, even though I've used UNIX before Windows 3 even came out

I use Linux because it's great and better than windows

I use Linux cuz the IT & security folks at work gave us the OK for developers to dual boot.

Switching between the OSs makes windows feel so bad in comparison. Fortunately I basically only boot windows to make sure it stays in good standing with updates and network security. And this isn’t some hand crafted lightweight install. I threw Mint on there and it’s worked perfectly since day 1.

¿Porque no los dos?

Wow, you have won Linux congratulations you are the most Linux

I use linux becuase slackware is pretty easy.

I use BSD ‘cause it’s not Linux.

I only switched this week, and I kinda disagree with the meme.

It's both.

I'm only dual booting because I'm a gamer and some games only run on Windows.

I use Linux because it plays games better.

We've come so far for there to be truth in that statement

I use Linux because I care about privacy.

You use Linux because you want to rice.

We’re not the same.

You use Linux because cuz Linux is good.

I use Linux because the BSDs are less popular. I want to get paid and have corporate applications on my desktop.

We are not the same. 😂

I use linux because I can make it look like Vegetable Valley from the Kirby games.

I left for Linux because Windows bad, stayed on Linux because Linux good.

Hey long as you get here on Linux it is all good lol.

Switched in 2002...because I wanted to fuck with web dev and IIS sucks donkey nads. LAMP stack good, IIS/ASP/MSSql bad.

When was it not mainstream? First there was computer then Linux.

I use Linux cause I wanted to prove I can, I hate both Linux and windows for different reasons but I at least can use both!

One of the biggest reasons I switched was of all the MS telemetry bullshit. That and I don’t know if I ever legally paid for a copy of Windows and I was tired of playing the key gen / cracked ISO game.

I’ve used Debian flavors of Linux for servers before so switching to it as my full time desktop OS was not hard. That, and, I don’t really use my desktop for stuff that uncommon. Most of the stuff I need I can get out of the box from the software center.

linux is not mainstream 😂

While I did switch to Linux because Windows 3.11 (or more specifically MS Word) sucked, I never found the need to go back, even back then. So there's that.

I use linux because it looks better

We are not the same

Aren't we, though?

Plot twist Windows has always been bad.

I use Linux because Docker doesn't run natively on Macs.

I don't give a shit about our relation because I have a life.

It's true, but I do I good Linux?

I use windows cause I play on vrchat a lot

I use linux because both, we are not the same

Great to see the hipsters who switched before it was cool still need help fixing their permissions. Gives hope to the folks, like me, who just want to learn about computers but came to Linux after it was mainstream. Like an idiot.

wow, bravo.... BRAVO!

Linux is a great server OS. It's an okay desktop OS.

How do you get to the level where you think Linux is good.