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@itsfoss no built-in AI assistant
@itsfoss 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.
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.
@itsfoss the users
@itsfoss Privacy 🔐
@itsfoss 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.
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.
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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.
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.
@itsfoss I like Linux because it kicks big tech's ass.
@itsfoss 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.
@itsfoss no spyware and no obligation for any cloud accounts
@itsfoss More control over my data.
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The freedom to do as I please with hardware Ive paid for. No forced, just more money, upgrades and a support community that kicks the llamas ass.
The freedom to do as I please with hardware Ive paid for. No forced, just more money, upgrades and a support community that kicks the llamas ass.
@itsfoss The power of freedom and freedom of power
@itsfoss Freedom of choice. 🫡
@itsfoss it's free
@itsfoss It's FLOSS so it allows for sovereign/independent computing without direct dependencies on evil megacorps. Oh, and it's just really good as well.
@itsfoss | Linux has manors, it asks for permission for those critical operations or changes, It is honest and tries to give us the answers to problems, usually the ones we create. We can ignore them at our own risk. 8*) Peace
@itsfoss software management is just a breeze. I need no browser preinstalled. I can just pacman -S it!
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The lack of most fences and walls is pretty awesome.
The lack of most fences and walls is pretty awesome.
@itsfoss MUCH less fan noise and extraneous CPU usage in general.
Me: *walks away from my computer*
Windows Update: "It's free real estate!"
@itsfoss SW repositories.
@itsfoss window managers
@itsfoss It's not Windows.
More seriously: You don't have to reboot every frikken update.
I have 2 laptops that can't run Linux (stupid ass proprietary microcode!) and Windows 11 won't run on them.
I hate Microsoft for exactly those reasons. It seems every time I have a beef with Linux, it is because of some Microsoft shenanigans.
@itsfoss It doesn't spy on me.
VERY close second: vanishingly little "ai" in it at all.
@itsfoss Freedom from corporate surveillance.
@itsfoss It's weird, it's inconsistent, but it sure as hell ain't dumping ads into the notification system, replacing the indexer with bing, shoving AI in my face, asking me to pay for a yearly subscription to office, or begging me to put my data into the cloud.
@itsfoss That it is not Windows
@itsfoss you don't have to feel like you're renting it. I mean, you can if you miss Windows or MacOS but that's a personal choice
@itsfoss Doesn’t force you to use edge browser and Linux has low installation requirements.
@itsfoss after five minutes of using it in a VM i noticed how slow and bloated windows was. Linux also respects your privacy and works better for my needs.
@itsfoss Smooth and doesn't lag.
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