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Why isint lemmy more popular? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 7 months ago by Grumpy404@lemmy.zip to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

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I get there are still users but it feel empty at times compared "other" platforms.

Why isint lemmy more popular?

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[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 53 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Whaaaaaat? It has a far better signal to noise ratio than those 'other' platforms. As long as you're into Star Trek memes and Linux.

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[–] Steve@communick.news 26 points 7 months ago (1 child)

I'm into Star Trek, and all set to switch to Linux this weekend!

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[–] tedd_deireadh@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Do it! I made the plunge and have zero regrets. Everything works, it's fun, and I get to annoyingly pester friends, family, and strangers about the benefits of open source software!

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[–] Steve@communick.news 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

Thank you. My only real concern point now is running Adobe stuff in a VM. Other than that I think I'm good to go.

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[–] MellowSnow@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

How'd it go? Also, what sort of Adobe stuff are you running? I do hobby photography, and unfortunately lightroom is still by far the best option imo. But there are still some decent alternatives that run on Linux. I edited some engagement pics in Darktable in a pinch once because all I had with me was my laptop running Arch. It worked out pretty well.

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[–] Steve@communick.news 2 points 7 months ago

Install has gone fine.
Having trouble getting OpenRGB working. Might just have to turn off lights in BIOS for now.

And I'm also a hobby photog. Lightroom and Photoshop. I've tried Darktable and GIMP on Windows before. As much as I complain about Adobe, they're still miles ahead of the OSS alternatives.

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