It is against the rules but but what is it exactly?

  • Deckweiss@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    Technically you are absolutely correct.

    Practically, people need to get work done. And if they can’t do it on Linux, they will use another OS. No matter whose fault it actually is.

    • maniii@lemmy.world
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      26 days ago

      No one in the Linux community wants to force users onto Linux. If they do that, then they are morons and should not be listened to.

      Windows is blatantly forced on users through monopolistic practices and underhanded dealings going back decades.

      I know what I actively will choose. Also it is my choice. It doesnt have to be your choice or even the right choice. Choose what you want and what you need. No one in the Linux community can or will force you to switch to Linux.

      • ratemisia@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        I think your heart’s in the right place here, but it comes across as an over-generalization to say that no one in the Linux community will try to convert you. Whether they have any valid points or will be successful in doing so is a very different matter. I’d argue that much of the FSF’s official website is dedicated to exactly this, and even they can often come across as endorsing the attitude of moral superiority that Linux users are often mocked for IMO. (I’m a Linux user, but I believe this is a serious issue in our community that we need to take seriously.)

        • maniii@lemmy.world
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          12 days ago

          Evangelists exist in all communities. I was simply stating that people whose agenda to convert you to Linux may not always have other peoples best interests at heart. Clearly I don’t have that agenda. I would prefer people made their own decisions and choices based on their own needs. Not forced into an untenable situation.

          I like how upvote/downvote does not matter on Lemmy.

          Its about free speech as in beer. And not censorship. We can have our opinions without fear of being the unpopular opinion.