What are some good FALSE linux rumors that you've heard?

[The Funkbomb]

I tried to convince someone to use linux and they swore that it doesn't support flash.

Of course I've heard the "There's no games for linux".

I've heard, "I'd try it but I'm not a programmer."

What else have you heard?

[sledge73]

My favorite is, that's a windows virus!

cracks me up every time I hear it!

oh yea & can't forget thats for hackers only

[alphaniner]

That Linux filesystems NEVER get fragmented.

[Irihapeti]

You've got to do everything in the command line.

[Tipped OuT]

It's hard to use.

[blueshiftoverwatch]

"It won't let me enter my password into the command line"

[Aflack]

"It won't let me enter my password into the command line"

i thought this the first time i had to do it.. but i just hit enter and then realized it doesnt show it for security reasons

[SunnyRabbiera]

That Linux filesystems NEVER get fragmented.

Well they do get fragmented yes but not as much as windows filesystems do.
That is not false BTW

[Khakilang]

That they say it come from Jurassic era. You have to key in everything on a command line. No window and not user friendly. Thats what keep me so long to try out Linux. Been fool for years. Shssh!!! what a waste of mine time.

[alphaniner]

Well they do get fragmented yes but not as much as windows filesystems do.
That is not false BTW

Indeed. But not as much is not never, and I have heard people say never. And more than that, they explained it as "Linux filesystems treat the HDD as a circle, whereas Windows treats it as a line". That makes perfect sense up until the point you actually think about it, and from my understanding it is in no way indicative of how ext filesystems actually avoid fragmentation.

[wilee-nilee]

Terrorists use Linux.

[kaldor]

"There's no GUI and I do not feel like typing stuff into the command prompt in order to bring up Firefox"

^ Exact quote

[toupeiro]

It's binary communism and its rise will start the second cold war.

... I know some paranoid people...

[wilee-nilee]

It's binary communism and its rise will start the second cold war.

... I know some paranoid people...

People always get communism and socialism mixed up. ;)

[toupeiro]

People always get communism and socialism mixed up. ;)

I agree. I'm just repeating what I've heard...

[Hallvor]

People always get communism and socialism mixed up. ;)

Yes. Lenin defined socialism as a transitional stage between capitalism and communism.

[3rdalbum]

I tried to convince someone to use linux and they swore that it doesn't support flash.

That's true! It doesn't support Adobe Flash - you have to run it in Wine, and even then the latest versions don't work.

The biggest false Linux things that I've heard are "It's too hard for the average person", "It's not ready for prime time" and "The desktop isn't as friendly and usable as Windows".

[beercz]

It's hard to use.
I've heard this several times myself, and that it's hard to install.

Another apparent myth I've heard is that because linux is free (as in beer) then it can't be any good.

[inobe]

linux is junk

[Procuro]

Linux sucks because it can't play games.

[Jestersage]

Heard one right at work today: ubuntu cannot be used in internet cafe.

[Demijinx]

That's true! It doesn't support Adobe Flash - you have to run it in Wine, and even then the latest versions don't work.



??
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk194/Rygaiden/Screenshot.png

Am I misunderstanding? Im kinda a newb.

[bluenova]

'I think that's illegal isn't it?'

'but I won't be able to open my documents'

'I've heard it's not very secure' - This one always makes me laugh.

[Tibuda]

Am I misunderstanding? Im kinda a newb.

Yes, you misunderstood the thread title:

What are some good FALSE linux rumors that you've heard?

or perhaps 3rdalbum was talking about the Flash editor, not the player.

[jwbrase]

People always get communism and socialism mixed up. ;)

Oh, but it *is* communism. But voluntary communism arising spontaneously in a free market is a totally different animal than non-voluntary communism being mandated by the government through the establishment of an unfree market.

In other words, people being able to do what they want with their money/goods/software and choosing to share is entirely different than the government saying "give us your money and we'll make sure it gets... shared."

[Zoot7]

You have to be a "hacker" to use it.

[JBAlaska]

Authorities Concerned Over Rise of Teen Linux Gangs (http://www.towndrunkmag.com/2006/snyder_linux.aspx)

[bluenova]

Authorities Concerned Over Rise of Teen Linux Gangs (http://www.towndrunkmag.com/2006/snyder_linux.aspx)

I just upgraded my dog to Karmic.

[JBAlaska]

Huh, I tried to upgrade to Karmic using this Tutorial (http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040405/badger.shtml) but got stuck on step 7, I guess it's a bug in 9.10 as 9.04 installed fine..

[Grenage]

Authorities Concerned Over Rise of Teen Linux Gangs (http://www.towndrunkmag.com/2006/snyder_linux.aspx)

"Two years ago, I installed Linux on my first dead badger"

Lol, excellent post.

[stuart.reinke]

Authorities Concerned Over Rise of Teen Linux Gangs (http://www.towndrunkmag.com/2006/snyder_linux.aspx)

I keep trying to install linux on my cows....

I can only get 2 of the four stomachs to work and tails will not swat flies.

I'M GOING BACK TO WINDOWS!!!!!

:lolflag:

[SeanHodges]

That the sentence below is true

[oxf]

In a large UK PC chain one of the assistants once said that "because Linux can be copied and distributed its a violation of the EULA's of both MS and Mac and is therefore technically illegal"

[SeanHodges]

In a large UK PC chain one of the assistants once said that "because Linux can be copied and distributed its a violation of the EULA's of both MS and Mac and is therefore technically illegal"

Gotcha!

[shababhsiddique]

"It won't let me enter my password into the command line"
ha ha ha ha .........thats funny!!!

[Zoot7]

Huh, I tried to upgrade to Karmic using this Tutorial (http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040405/badger.shtml) but got stuck on step 7, I guess it's a bug in 9.10 as 9.04 installed fine..
LMAO! :lolflag:

[shababhsiddique]

"Ubuntu destroys your harddisk "

[Excedio]

??

*Moved the picture to an attachment*

Am I misunderstanding? Im kinda a newb.

Umm...your screenshot may be a good reason to run... Your computer has apparently crashed. May want to get that crash report sent to Launchpad.

[StarLab]

Linux is too expensive. :shock:

Seriously! This particular gentleman knew Linux is widely used on web servers so just assumed there was a huge price tag attached.

[emigrant]

its free
:D

[Nerd King]

"Ubuntu destroys your harddisk "
I've had that one from a hideously uninformed colleague (well linux in general). I then informed him of a number of devices he's using that run linux and that half our workforce is presently running Ubuntu ;)

[The Funkbomb]

Ha ha, these are some good ones.

About the Flash thing. I meant the flash player, not Adobe's Flash creator. While it isn't perfect, my flash player works pretty great.

[Chame_Wizard]

Authorities Concerned Over Rise of Teen Linux Gangs (http://www.towndrunkmag.com/2006/snyder_linux.aspx)

LOL that.

Linux is too difficult to learn.:o

[koshatnik]

"Re: What are some good FALSE linux rumors that you've heard?"

That using linux makes you popular with the ladies.

[Nerd King]

"Re: What are some good FALSE linux rumors that you've heard?"

That using linux makes you popular with the ladies.
Actually it does :) Well maybe I just know some very odd ladies....

[cascade9]

Terrorists use Linux.
+1. Also, pornographers, child porn fans and other stuff I cant recall now.

In a large UK PC chain one of the assistants once said that "because Linux can be copied and distributed its a violation of the EULA's of both MS and Mac and is therefore technically illegal"
+1

It's binary communism and its rise will start the second cold war.

... I know some paranoid people...
+1

My fav is "Linux steals all its code from windows/apple". Ohh, the irony.

@ koshatnik- your hanging around with the wrong ladies. :biggrin:

[chucky chuckaluck]

linux is gaining in popularity.

[Tristam Green]

20x6 (http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/20X6) will be the year of the Linux Desktop.

[RiceMonster]

Linux never crashes.

[Keyper7]

"Ubuntu destroys your harddisk "

That was not completely false (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi-support/+bug/59695) before Jaunty. I don't consider it to be Ubuntu's fault, but my laptop disk did lose 20% of its lifetime (according to S.M.A.R.T. analysis) before I became aware of the issue.

As for the topic, there are several examples such as

"Linux is secure"

"Linux is stable"

"Linux is easy"

"Linux is free"

and other statements that largely depend on versions, distros and users.

[koshatnik]

This isnt a false hood, its an indisputable fact:

People with beards understand linux better than people without them. However, wearing a false beard does not increase understanding.

[NightwishFan]

This isnt a false hood, its an indisputable fact:

People with beards understand linux better than people without them. However, wearing a false beard does not increase understanding.

Do not trust a man with a hairless chin. (Not even sure what that means..)

[RiceMonster]

This isnt a false hood, its an indisputable fact:

People with beards understand linux better than people without them. However, wearing a false beard does not increase understanding.

Alan Cox agrees.

http://boycottnovell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/alan-cox.jpg

[NightwishFan]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Rms_ifi_large.jpg

The man with a plan.

[ElSlunko]

Not compatible with jack****. I suppose this person thinks we run the OS inside our imagination.

[Grifulkin]

People always get communism and socialism mixed up. ;)

People get Communism and Soviet Communism mixed up. Carl Marx communism was a great idea, never would work though.

[koshatnik]

Alan Cox agrees.

http://boycottnovell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/alan-cox.jpg

You could hide a badger in that beard. Top work.

[whiskeylover]

When the world ends in 2012, everything will die except cockroaches and Linux.

[koshatnik]

When the world ends in 2012, everything will die except cockroaches and Linux.

And beards.

[aysiu]

i thought this the first time i had to do it.. but i just hit enter and then realized it doesnt show it for security reasons Here's another false rumor: that the password not showing is actually "for security reasons."

It used to be for security reasons but now it's for "That's the way it's always been and it's too much trouble to change" reasons.

More details here:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/passwordinterminal

[kyuubi777]

"It won't go on my computer.. it's made for windows" :D lmao
"There are no stores where i can buy a cd."
"Linux doesn't have drivers for nvidia cards."
and my personal favorite,
"Linux is a cult."

[ticopelp]

In a large UK PC chain one of the assistants once said that "because Linux can be copied and distributed its a violation of the EULA's of both MS and Mac and is therefore technically illegal"

That's kind of amazing. How do you even come to that kind of absurd conclusion?

"MS and Mac have EULAs so powerful that they can forbid the distribution of entirely different operating systems! You're a user whether you use the software or not because we etched our EULA with lasers onto the SURFACE OF THE MOON AND BY READING IT YOU AGREED"

[Grenage]

PC sales folk in big chains are rarely very knowledgeable, bless them. It wouldn't surprise me if most of them don't know what linux is. Can't blame them; how many people do you think go into 'PCWorld' and ask for a computer running Debian?

[Simian Man]

That's kind of amazing. How do you even come to that kind of absurd conclusion?

"MS and Mac have EULAs so powerful that they can forbid the distribution of entirely different operating systems! You're a user whether you use the software or not because we etched our EULA with lasers onto the SURFACE OF THE MOON AND BY READING IT YOU AGREED"

A lot of people just don't understand, and no matter how hard you try, they still won't. A family member of mine got nervous when I installed OpenOffice for them because "it's illegal to download programs from the internet".

[phrostbyte]

Some things I've heard Linux detractors say:

That you can't edit video in Linux.
That Linux is impossible to install.
That Linux is impossible to use.
That Linux users can't take criticism about Linux.
That insulting people is a form of useful criticism.
That you NEED to use the command line to do even simple tasks.
That the command line is scary and/or inefficient.
That X.org has a crappy architecture.
That GCC is produces slow code.
That "The GIMP" is useless.
That Mono is 5 years behind .NET.
That Wine is useless.
That people won't code for free.
That people who code Linux all code for free. Which contradicts with the above, sometimes used by the same people _in_ the same argument :P
That it's impossible to make money with open source.
That's it's impossible to make money writing open source.
That there is no inherent technical/pragmatic value in source code.
That being a Ubuntu fanboy is a bad thing.
That being a Linux fanboy is a bad thing.
That programming in Linux is hard.
That all Linux users are hackers.
That all Linux users are pirates!
That all Linux users are ninjas. (okay, this one might be true)
That free culture/free software is a worthless endeavor.
That free culture is thinly veiled communism.
That free culture is a religion.
That the Linux community is a cult.
That Linux users get no play.
That Linux users have no boyfriends/girlfriends.
That Linux users don't have family or children.
That Linux users live in their parent's basement.
That no women use Linux.
That no women are involved in free culture efforts.
That proprietary software is inherently superior.
That copyright is infallible.
That patents are infallible.
That the barriers are there for your protection.
That the ultimate point in life is to get a job as a LoB developer writing CRUD .NET apps in a cubicle.
That a degree in computer science is useless.
That there is no merit in any work which does not involve "enterpisey" buzzwords.
That mathematics is useless to programming.
That mathematics is useless in general.
That RMS is an idiot.
That RMS doesn't like cake.
That RMS doesn't eat an entire cake in one sitting.

[Irihapeti]

That people who use Linux are socially-inept nerds who spend all their life in their parents' basement.

[pwnst*r]

"it just works"

[aysiu]

"it just works"
I heard that false rumor about Windows and Mac OS X, too.

I haven't seen any OS that "just works."

[UKBB]

I just upgraded my dog to Karmic.

You should have used the Rowdy Rover release instead.

[Tibuda]

That RMS doesn't like cake.
That RMS doesn't eat an entire cake in one sitting.

But he eats something from his feet.

[phrostbyte]

but he eats something from his feet.

8-[

[amingv]

Huh, I tried to upgrade to Karmic using this Tutorial (http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040405/badger.shtml) but got stuck on step 7, I guess it's a bug in 9.10 as 9.04 installed fine..

You were lucky to install 9.04, I got stuck on 5.10.
Guess I must be using older hardware (pulpyware?).

Anyway:
"Linux runs on windows."
"Linux takes code from windows."
"Linux is parasite software."
"Linux has a slow development/ less support by it's developers."
"It's hard to configure linux." (Obviously from someone who hasn't tried to configure windows.)
"Using Linux keeps proprietary developers from receiving a fair remuneration. (I mean, what are linux devs? robots?)
"Linux (open source) will kill the software industry."
"Installing things in Linux is hard..."
"...and requieres compiling everything from source." (May be true in the past and for some distros, but generaly untrue.)

[inobe]

linux is for people that can't afford a better quality operating system

[alzie]

Nobody has mentioned that you have to compile everything from something called source code.

[~sHyLoCk~]

Linux is unix.

[Tipped OuT]

Linux sucks because it can't play games.

Well that's more of an opinion. It varies from user to user.

[dragos240]

linux is gaining in popularity.

Statistically that's true.

[dragos240]

Some things I've heard Linux detractors say:
*SNIP*
That RMS doesn't like cake.
That RMS doesn't eat an entire cake in one sitting.

This is because the cake is a lie.

[spcwingo]

I just upgraded my dog to Karmic.

You might want to give Puppy a try...much better hardware compatibility. :lolflag:

[#11u-max]

false rumors...

Ubuntu 9.10 is an upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04

Opensolaris is harder than linux

linux can not get malware/virii

remember, these are ALL false

[1roxtar]

I've gotten this one...."You use Linux? Oh, so you're a hacker?"

[1roxtar]

A while back my ex-wife gave me an old laptop to fix. It was an old IBM Thinkpad with Windows 2000 installed. I told her I replaced W2000 with Linux Mint(XFCE). Her response was, "Why did you do that? I won't be able to get on the internet or download music".
:lolflag:

[pi.boy.travis]

"If it's free, then no one can make any money from it"
"Therefore, it can't be very high quality"
"Because volunteer software engineers don't work as hard as engineers paid to program"

All three are false. I get this one from the BestBuy "experts" too:

"Linux will void your warranty, you know. . . "

[Aflack]

false rumors...

Ubuntu 9.10 is an upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04

Opensolaris is harder than linux

linux can not get malware/virii

remember, these are ALL false

Actually the first 2 are opinions, my friend.;)

[Aflack]

"too hard to install things"
" i dont want to learn all kinds of commands"
" youre messing up the computer"
I lol hard when people say any of these.:popcorn:

[amingv]

Nobody has mentioned that you have to compile everything from something called source code.

I did:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8342369&postcount=72

This just in:
"Linux is just a hobby OS."
"Linux is hardly used by anyone."
"Linux supports little hardware."

[pi.boy.travis]

I've gotten this one...."You use Linux? Oh, so you're a hacker?"

<rant>

Oh, this one really gets me. I hate the fact that society automatically classifies people with computer skills as malicious, or up to no good. I always used to get suspicious looks for using the cmd.exe on school computers, at least until I changed the colors to match notepad, and I have done the same with PuTTY. I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but it has plagued me my entire life. . .

</rant>

[wangsuda]

My mother would not let me install Karmic on her PC because (and I quote) "the technician said my machine wasn't wired for Linux." Give me a break!

[Aflack]

My mother would not let me install Karmic on her PC because (and I quote) "the technician said my machine wasn't wired for Linux." Give me a break!

LOL omg hahaha that made my night.

[renkinjutsu]

<rant>

Oh, this one really gets me. I hate the fact that society automatically classifies people with computer skills as malicious, or up to no good. I always used to get suspicious looks for using the cmd.exe on school computers, at least until I changed the colors to match notepad, and I have done the same with PuTTY. I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but it has plagued me my entire life. . .

</rant>

and people associate "hackers" with bad people, but the truth is that a lot of hackers are GOOD PEOPLE :-(

[drseuk]

Well they do get fragmented yes but not as much as windows filesystems do.
That is not false BTW

Quite. One extremely annoying "feature" of some versions of MS Windows is that they spread crud all over one's entire storage for no good reason (notably what we here would call the "swap slice") meaning it makes it a right PITA to convert any machine into a dual-boot one since an intensive and time-consuming de-frag is required.

[chillicampari]

(edit- it *seemed* funny at the time, but really wasn't very good).

[sledge73]

I've gotten this one...."You use Linux? Oh, so you're a hacker?"

I don't consider myself a hacker more of a "modifier". :lolflag:

[3rdalbum]

Yes, I was talking about Flash (the editor) rather than Flash Player (the player).

I just remembered another false rumour: That on Linux, you can't map the Windows key so it opens the "start menu". Except for Sabayon, apparently. The inability to change one keyboard shortcut was what's keeping him on Windows. This man also wanted to buy a radio that showed the station name on its LCD screen, and wouldn't buy one without this feature. He owns an HD PVR and a Tivo, hooked up to the same TV. Why did he get the Tivo when he already had the higher-capacity PVR? Well, because on the Tivo he can get to channel 2 by pressing "21" rather than pressing "2".

[RabbitWho]

People always get communism and socialism mixed up. ;)


It's not socialism it's social capitalism!
It's nothing like socialism! Nothing!

[Tristam Green]

virii

shame on you.

[tuwe]

shame on you.

virüsse

[RabbitWho]

shame on you.

I find it an acceptable neologism. I like that there's a distinction between viruses like H1N1 and virii like JeniferLopez.

[MiCK.ca]

'Windows is easier! "

"I can't pirate stuff that well on Linux"

[RiceMonster]

'Windows is easier! "

For a lot of people, this is indeed true.

[Tristam Green]

I find it an acceptable neologism. I like that there's a distinction between viruses like H1N1 and virii like JeniferLopez.

Except that it's grammatically incorrect, either way. It's not an acceptable anything.


vi*rus

–noun, plural -rus⋅es.
1. an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
2. Informal. a viral disease.
3. a corrupting influence on morals or the intellect; poison.
4. a segment of self-replicating code planted illegally in a computer program, often to damage or shut down a system or network.

:lolflag:

[cascade9]

Quite. One extremely annoying "feature" of some versions of MS Windows is that they spread crud all over one's entire storage for no good reason (notably what we here would call the "swap slice") meaning it makes it a right PITA to convert any machine into a dual-boot one since an intensive and time-consuming de-frag is required.

Which is one reason why I always setup a page file partition on any of the windows installs I've used since I figured out it was possible to do so with windows, and was worth the effort (about 2001-2009, when I decided that this whole windows lark was more trouble than it was worth).

[darkksyde]

linux is purely for hacking

[sdowney717]

i hear this
'You can't install anything'
'linux does not work'

what these people mean is they cant use it because they cant figure it out

[JoeBlow9878]

Here's one I heard recently.

If Linux becomes viable, people will start charging for it. It will no longer be free! :smile:

Joe

[inobe]

For a lot of people, this is indeed true.


Quote:
Originally Posted by MiCK.ca View Post
'Windows is easier! "

it's not true in any scenario, the door opens both ways, they learned something, that of which they learned and the time and effort put into learning' any operating system equals that effort from the start till the end.



What are some good FALSE linux rumors that you've heard?


linux is for nerds

linux is for people without a life

linux has junky programs

linux won't run on my "hard drive" hilarious

[Tipped OuT]

linux is for nerds


Actually that is pretty true. I don't know anyone that even knows what Linux is, that isn't a nerd. Come on, compiling software, patching kernels... Buzzzzzz

[lisati]

Linux sucks because it can't play games.
Linux is a game

"Re: What are some good FALSE linux rumors that you've heard?"

That using linux makes you popular with the ladies.
It does! Boom chacka wow wow! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgxxAwue7Fs)

[JBAlaska]

Quote:
Originally Posted by inobe View Post
linux is for nerds
Actually that is pretty true. I don't know anyone that even knows what Linux is, that isn't a nerd. Come on, compiling software, patching kernels... Buzzzzzz

I am NOT a nerd...I'm a geek lol

[Spike-X]

This isnt a false hood, its an indisputable fact:

People with beards understand linux better than people without them. However, wearing a false beard does not increase understanding.

I have a goatee. I guess that explains why I only partly understand Linux.

[the8thstar]

I heard this once: "Linux never has software regressions."

[Wee_Guy]

My friend installed Ubuntu, only to remove it upon discovering that he couldn't find anything on it. Apparently Ubuntu needs an exact replica of M$s user interface to work...

[Kazade]

Linux is an operating system.

[lisati]

Linux is an operating system.

=D> Well spotted

[CJ Master]

"Linux runs on windows."

It can.

[Frak]

Statistically that's true.
Statistically it's false.

[dragos240]

Statistically it's false.

Then explain why 1% turned into 2% over the past few years.

[Frak]

Then explain why 1% turned into 2% over the past few years.
I'd like to know where you got this 2% from. W3Schools doesn't count since they only measure hits to their site. They reported higher use, so more linux users went, and consequently, the statistic rose.

[dragos240]

I'd like to know where you got this 2% from. W3Schools doesn't count since they only measure hits to their site. They reported higher use, so more linux users went, and consequently, the statistic rose.

Wrong. W3 has a snippit of code that you can put on your webpage. The info on webpages that have this, and info from W3 are recorded. Even though the info is not by any means complete and is an estimate, it still shows that Linux has grown is usage.

[Frak]

Wrong. W3 has a snippit of code that you can put on your webpage. The info on webpages that have this, and info from W3 are recorded. Even though the info is not by any means complete and is an estimate, it still shows that Linux has grown is usage.
Every other statistic site disagrees. This makes W3Schools statistics deviant and "not fit for reporting".

[Dharmachakra]

Some kid in my graphics class once said that you have to be "smart" to use Linux.

[gameguy]

"If you use Linux, you are religious"
A.K.A. Liking something beyond reason

[pi.boy.travis]

Some kid in my graphics class once said that you have to be "smart" to use Linux.


If you have to be smart to use Linux, you have to be Stephen Hawking to use Windows IMHO.

[wangsuda]

If you have to be smart to use Linux, you have to be Stephen Hawking to use Windows IMHO.Thanks! I just sprayed my monitor with coffee laughing so hard!

[NoaHall]

If you have to be smart to use Linux, you have to be Stephen Hawking to use Windows IMHO.

I don't get it. You have to be in a wheelchair, or a physicist? Neither of which are directly related to using a computer.

[samh785]

That's true! It doesn't support Adobe Flash - you have to run it in Wine, and even then the latest versions don't work.
what? :confused:

[dragos240]

what? :confused:

He means abode flash. The tool used to CREATE flash animations. Not flash player.

[Frak]

I don't get it. You have to be in a wheelchair, or a physicist? Neither of which are directly related to using a computer.
True that.

[Dayofswords]

recently in my operating system class we were talking about Linux and how there are free OS's and some Linux OS's for sell

then we talked about how you can change the Linux kernel if you like, this one guy has this idea that if you pay for something, you cant modify it at all.

after spending 2 minutes explaining the GPL, still didn't get it and responding with a buying gas analogy( something about when you buy gas you cant share whats still at the station or something) , spent another 3 mins explain how it says right there in the license that if you distribute it, modified or not, you must have the source available

barely got the concept.

[pi.boy.travis]

I don't get it. You have to be in a wheelchair, or a physicist? Neither of which are directly related to using a computer.

I was using him as an example to illustrate the level of intelligence one would require to use Windows in proportion to the "smart person" generalization descriptive of the supposed intelligence required to use Linux, sarcastically of course. . .

[ibuclaw]

Linus doesn't flush the chain, he simply says "make clean".

[Dharmachakra]

I don't get it. You have to be in a wheelchair, or a physicist? Neither of which are directly related to using a computer.

... It's a joke.

[NoaHall]

... It's a joke.

I don't get the joke..

[The Funkbomb]

Please lock this thread.

Thanks.

[CJ Master]

Please lock this thread.

Thanks.

No.

[cariboo]

Closed by request of the op.