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Following all the conversations on here and in other places, it's very clear we all use Linux (yay! \o/), but it's also clear the reasons we do vary wildly.
So, why do you use Linux?
It's all meant to be rather light-hearted, please don't take it too seriously.
Last edited by damarrin on 5 January 2022 at 10:53 am UTC
*facepalm*
Last edited by damarrin on 5 January 2022 at 10:51 am UTC
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So, "shady deeds" it is then.
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i guess "It works better for what I use a computer for" is close enough, so i voted this
edit: Btw switched to linux in 2007, never looked back. With windows i never felt like im in control of my OS, was the main reason.
Last edited by Xpander on 7 January 2022 at 11:04 am UTC
So basically, Windows just stopped being what I was looking for in a desktop and by 2002 Gnome had caught up far enough to serve as the main desktop.