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Linux has many analogies with Bitcoin.

Linux is totally superior to Windows, and when I say totally, I mean totally, super based.

In Windows, backward compatibility is a priority, in Linux security is a priority, in Linux it doesn't matter if binary compatibility between kernel versions is broken, it's all about security.

Linux is also clearly superior in performance in every way, even running windows games under an emulation layer.

Despite all this, the average user continues to use windows and does not pressure the industry to make Linux the gold standard on the desktop.

On servers, Linux is king.

Bitcoin is the same, Bitcoin is better money than fiat money and plastic cards, and better money than gold, but the average user is still using that obsolete paper crap.

For the big fortunes, Bitcoin will be the standard.

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pseudo~u *likes nostr already* 1y ago

The analogy is exact, and extends to nostr also.

Note android is built on linux, plus things like routers. It is far and away the most widely used OS.

Sacred Peak 1y ago

my main box is a Linux box and has been from the very beginning

i used to roll my own Gentoo box back in the day but I stick with #archlinux now

Linux is the only way to have any control or security on a PC (Macs included) then and now

Sandor Clegane 1y ago

See this is the problem, those distros are not for newbies who don't want to think.

Scientific Mystic 1y ago

If this is the case, is the future of Bitcoin similar to that of Linux? Used by the few, the minority?

Sacred Peak 1y ago

yes

the 2 mainstream 'PC' ecosystems are made for easy mode non-thinkers and so is the news

nothing has changed, it has always been like this, even before computers, there were Zines

976e1fef... 1y ago

linux is used by the majority of companies, colleges, universities, intern systems of machines and industries. That is just not seen and used by consumers really.

OceanSlim 1y ago

Windows is used by the majority of Business.

Cyph3rp9nk 1y ago

Yes

976e1fef... 1y ago

i strongly disagree, since i have no time to stay fixing linux errors. Almost everything i downloaded required me 1h to fix instalation problems; and there even was programs that required another distro. Besides that, there's also some problems that are just ridiculous and i always have to search on internet commands to fix or change simple things like date.

If it is slightly hard for me to do fast things on linux, i think that for a normal person it can be almost impossible.

Cyph3rp9nk 1y ago

Just because Linux is not for novices doesn't mean it's worse.

A ferrari is more difficult to drive than a fiat panda, and you are more likely to crash, not because of this the ferrari is worse, the ferrari is for experts.

gandlaf21 1y ago

for some things, fiat panda is better than ferrari

saying one is better than the other is weird, because they are not really compareable

that being said, linux is better than windows :]

Cyph3rp9nk 1y ago

😂🤘

Sandor Clegane 1y ago

Don't capitulate, that is simply because there are those recommending distros that aren't for newbies & / or those on bleeding edge hardware that they don't need under Linux.

OceanSlim 1y ago

I strongly disagree that Linux is totally superior to Windows. That's objectively not true for Performance or UX.

Cyph3rp9nk 1y ago

I've been administering large systems for decades, Windows performance is fucking garbage.

Just because linux has a worse UX for newbies doesn't mean it's worse.

If the 500 most powerful supercomputers use Linux is for something.

OceanSlim 1y ago

Because Linux can be optimized far more than windows. Why don't you compare the average distro to a clean windows install. Install Star Citizen on both. Write down the time it takes to get as much performance out of the Linux box vs the non modified Windows install.

Sandor Clegane 1y ago

Yep, especially when it comes to transfering files... arrrgh.

neutron 1y ago

For me, having recently used both Ubuntu Linux and Windows 11, the UX overall is considerably better on Ubuntu. YMMV, of course.

OceanSlim 1y ago

Windows 11 was your first problem. 😂

strah 1y ago

I have no familiarity with Linux. Am I able to wipe a windows laptop and instead install Linux?

Sun of the Moon 1y ago

Yes, I'm a noob and could do it. I would recommend Linux Mint.

banjo 1y ago

So the best way to get started is to flash a USB stick with Linux, and then boot to it from your Windows machine. Leaves your windows untouched and safe, and lets you use/learn Linux as well (with a bit of a modest performance tradeoff as you're running the OS from USB).

Here's one guide (there are many out there):

https://www.linuxfordevices.com/tutorials/linux/install-full-linux-os-usb

I prefer Linux Mint for this kind of thing--it's closest to Windows in look and feel...

(And you may have to look up the proper keys to boot from USB for your particular computer and BIOS - it's usually F12)

Sandor Clegane 1y ago

Yes, but try a few of the newbie distros on a live cd / USB first to make sure.

Try a few different flavours (different UIs) of Linux Mint or Ubuntu first or possibly Manjaro, though personally I'd leave that for later.

Don't go installing Fedora or Arch yet.

Sandor Clegane 1y ago

Once you do, do get comfortable with the terminal, it will make your life far easier & where much of the real power is, in fact that goes for windows too.

Sandor Clegane 1y ago

Those who don't dig down into the engine room of any OS really don't know how to use it.

Luke Warmwater 1y ago

Yes. Go for it! Ubuntu LTS (long term support) is nice if you want something a bit different than Windows. As others have said you can burn a live usb and just boot/run the laptop from it to test if you like it before installing. It won't wipe your existing system. If your laptop is old it will run much faster with linux.

Cyph3rp9nk 1y ago

Just because you don't have the knowledge to make something on Linux work properly doesn't mean that Linux is worse than Windows.

Just because configuring certain things in Linux is more difficult than in Linux doesn't mean that Linux is worse than Windows.

The same applies to Bitcoin.

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mattybs 1y ago

"On servers, Linux is king."

And thank GOD

Can you imagine the state of the Internet if the majority of servers were running Windows? Holes everywhere

banjo 1y ago

I've used Linux for years (as wll as Windows and Mac) and despite being forced into a Windows ecosystem for corporate, I find I always end up gravitating back to Linux.

Yes, it can be a pain at times, but it really is a better OS.

And your analogy to BTC is accurate as well--normies woud rather have "easy" than private, or better, or safer...

Just look at iOS - no better example.

Vyram Kraven 1y ago

This is true but you can't convert people when you tell them you need to configure it all yourself. For example windows comes with a touchscreen keyboard for 2 in one laptops, tablets or touchscreen all in ones. Linux does not have no touchscreen keyboard it has the old ass on display accessibility onboard which is a horrible alternative to the touchscreen keyboard. All these Linux distros out there made for security yadayada cool but what about a modern touchscreen keyboard? Oh no Linux Dev did that but yes there's probably a github repo some indie guy made it I could download & run some terminal commands. But who wants to do that when a Linux distro should have a modern touchscreen keyboard out of the box?

It's small things like that which stop people from switching. Do you know how many Linux forums I mentioned this on most of the people respond to that. Well I don't use a touchscreen I use a desktop.

I thought this was like a joke at first but then I was getting the similar answers like that on the Linux mint forums, manjaro, fedora, arch forums & matrix chat. It really shocked me the response of how many Linux users apparently only have desktops or old laptops that don't have a touchscreen.

Bottom line you can't really sell the benefits of Linux to a non Linux person when you tell them well you have to configure it yourself then the basic essentials are not even in the os like a touchscreen keyboard. People will try for 20 minutes then go I'm having issues with doing basic shit fuck this I'm going back to windows

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frphank 1y ago

Of course, people actually use Linux.

Rand 1y ago

tradeoffs

Sandor Clegane 1y ago

For those saying the UI is better on Windows, which one dipshit... 😂

Bullshit.

As for those with broken installs, well, that's why everyone suggests a few particular distros for you & not others eh.

Sandor Clegane 1y ago

You have many Linux UIs, choose an easier one on a newbie distro.

Sandor Clegane 1y ago

Linux is not for gamers, plenty of them work but not all & there are some bugs for some of them running on an emulation layer.

It's the only time to either find out exactly which ones they want to play first or simply recommend they use Windows for gaming.

ShiShi21m 1y ago

Your last sentence: is the standard*

iru@localhot $_ 1y ago

> Linux security is a priority, in Linux it doesn't matter if binary compatibility between kernel versions is broken

Not really? Have a classic Torvalds response on stuff like this.

iru@localhot $_ 1y ago

Forgot link https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/12/23/75

ponymontana💜⚡ 1y ago

linux is open, permissionsless, decetralized and a shelling point for sovrein computing stack where everyone can build on.

spiffaroo 1y ago

Agreed, so many analogies.

Lately I've been brainstorming how btc maxi's can avoid ending up irrelevant like Richard Stalman.