Why don't more people use Linux? - DHH (world.hey.com)

submitted 2 months ago by pnutzh4x0r@lemmy.ndlug.org to c/programming@programming.dev

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And Linux isn't minimal effort. It's an operating system that demands more of you than does the commercial offerings from Microsoft and Apple. Thus, it serves as a dojo for understanding computers better. With a sensei who keeps demanding you figure problems out on your own in order to learn and level up.

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That's why I'd love to see more developers take another look at Linux. Such that they may develop better proficiency in the basic katas of the internet. Such that they aren't scared to connect a computer to the internet without the cover of a cloud.

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[-] datelmd5sum@lemmy.world 58 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Linux is second nature to us IT people, so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only knows basic shell scripting and how to build programs from git repos.

[-] sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago

And vim, of course

[-] datelmd5sum@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

of course

[-] aramus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

They don't even know that.

[-] lengau@midwest.social 35 points 2 months ago

In case you missed it, it's an xkcd reference

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