▲ 295 ▼ What happens when Linus dies/retires? (lemmy.nz) submitted 2 years ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/linux@lemmy.ml 156 comments fedilink hide all child comments Will we all be fucked or is there a Linus 2?
[–] obinice@lemmy.world 265 points 2 years ago (6 children) We've all agreed that when he dies it would be disrespectful to keep using Linux so we'll pack it up and switch to Windows from them on. permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] nixcamic@lemmy.world 122 points 2 years ago (2 children) The year of the netbsd desktop is finally here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 years ago (3 children) what's the bsd equivalent to arch permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 82 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think BSD is the BSD equivalent to arch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] elvith@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago "I'm using netBSD btw...." permalink fedilink source parent [–] nixcamic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah isn't Arch heavily inspired by the BSD way? permalink fedilink source parent [–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago OpenBSD, probably permalink fedilink source parent [–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) PacBSD? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago Is it still maintained ? I'd probably go with FreeBSD if I'm switching to BSD at all. It has ZFS out of the box and has support for nvidia's non opensource driver. I have used it as a desktop OS for a good 3 months, it was pretty good (even though I couldn't game on it) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago The year of Linux desktop finally arrives Linus dies Me: installs NetBSD and waits permalink fedilink source parent [–] db2@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 years ago I'll go back to HaikuOS, it should be ready by then. ReactOS will still be working on Win98 support. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jivebunny@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'll move to TempleOS permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Time to start teaching Holy-C at uni. permalink fedilink source parent [–] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 13 points 2 years ago (5 children) But what happens when Bill Gates is dead?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] kebabslob@lemmy.blahaj.zone 41 points 2 years ago We all become MacroHard permalink fedilink source parent [–] Damage@feddit.it 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bill Gates will never die, he'll transfer his consciousness to the 5G network and control us all through vaccines permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago "You see officer, it wasn't me robbing that bank. Bill Gates did it!" permalink fedilink source parent [–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) All the vaccine microchips activate and we all become Bill Gates. ʘ‿ʘ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) What a blessed day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago MSed day to you permalink fedilink source parent [–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago That would be one helluva evil plan. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago Might be better than Being John Malkovich permalink fedilink source parent [–] pan_troglodytes@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago cheering in the streets? orgies? permalink fedilink source parent [–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago Return to monke permalink fedilink source parent [–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago I think I have a Windows ME CD lying around somewhere. Can I use that? permalink fedilink source parent [–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 2 years ago (2 children) That does sound almost kinda dope because that's a lot of developers who could make Windows suck a lot less permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Hexagon@feddit.it 20 points 2 years ago Microsoft: we don't do that here permalink fedilink source parent [–] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 13 points 2 years ago The point of non-free licensed software is that you cannot improve it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nixcamic@lemmy.world 122 points 2 years ago (2 children) The year of the netbsd desktop is finally here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 years ago (3 children) what's the bsd equivalent to arch permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 82 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think BSD is the BSD equivalent to arch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] elvith@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago "I'm using netBSD btw...." permalink fedilink source parent [–] nixcamic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah isn't Arch heavily inspired by the BSD way? permalink fedilink source parent [–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago OpenBSD, probably permalink fedilink source parent [–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) PacBSD? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago Is it still maintained ? I'd probably go with FreeBSD if I'm switching to BSD at all. It has ZFS out of the box and has support for nvidia's non opensource driver. I have used it as a desktop OS for a good 3 months, it was pretty good (even though I couldn't game on it) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago The year of Linux desktop finally arrives Linus dies Me: installs NetBSD and waits permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 years ago (3 children) what's the bsd equivalent to arch permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 82 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think BSD is the BSD equivalent to arch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] elvith@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago "I'm using netBSD btw...." permalink fedilink source parent [–] nixcamic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah isn't Arch heavily inspired by the BSD way? permalink fedilink source parent [–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago OpenBSD, probably permalink fedilink source parent [–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) PacBSD? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago Is it still maintained ? I'd probably go with FreeBSD if I'm switching to BSD at all. It has ZFS out of the box and has support for nvidia's non opensource driver. I have used it as a desktop OS for a good 3 months, it was pretty good (even though I couldn't game on it) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 82 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think BSD is the BSD equivalent to arch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] elvith@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago "I'm using netBSD btw...." permalink fedilink source parent [–] nixcamic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah isn't Arch heavily inspired by the BSD way? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] elvith@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago "I'm using netBSD btw...." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nixcamic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah isn't Arch heavily inspired by the BSD way? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) PacBSD? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago Is it still maintained ? I'd probably go with FreeBSD if I'm switching to BSD at all. It has ZFS out of the box and has support for nvidia's non opensource driver. I have used it as a desktop OS for a good 3 months, it was pretty good (even though I couldn't game on it) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago Is it still maintained ? I'd probably go with FreeBSD if I'm switching to BSD at all. It has ZFS out of the box and has support for nvidia's non opensource driver. I have used it as a desktop OS for a good 3 months, it was pretty good (even though I couldn't game on it) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago The year of Linux desktop finally arrives Linus dies Me: installs NetBSD and waits permalink fedilink source parent
[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 years ago I'll go back to HaikuOS, it should be ready by then. ReactOS will still be working on Win98 support. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jivebunny@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'll move to TempleOS permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Time to start teaching Holy-C at uni. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Time to start teaching Holy-C at uni. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 13 points 2 years ago (5 children) But what happens when Bill Gates is dead?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] kebabslob@lemmy.blahaj.zone 41 points 2 years ago We all become MacroHard permalink fedilink source parent [–] Damage@feddit.it 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bill Gates will never die, he'll transfer his consciousness to the 5G network and control us all through vaccines permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago "You see officer, it wasn't me robbing that bank. Bill Gates did it!" permalink fedilink source parent [–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) All the vaccine microchips activate and we all become Bill Gates. ʘ‿ʘ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) What a blessed day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago MSed day to you permalink fedilink source parent [–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago That would be one helluva evil plan. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago Might be better than Being John Malkovich permalink fedilink source parent [–] pan_troglodytes@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago cheering in the streets? orgies? permalink fedilink source parent [–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago Return to monke permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kebabslob@lemmy.blahaj.zone 41 points 2 years ago We all become MacroHard permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Damage@feddit.it 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bill Gates will never die, he'll transfer his consciousness to the 5G network and control us all through vaccines permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago "You see officer, it wasn't me robbing that bank. Bill Gates did it!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago "You see officer, it wasn't me robbing that bank. Bill Gates did it!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) All the vaccine microchips activate and we all become Bill Gates. ʘ‿ʘ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) What a blessed day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago MSed day to you permalink fedilink source parent [–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago That would be one helluva evil plan. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago Might be better than Being John Malkovich permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) What a blessed day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago MSed day to you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago That would be one helluva evil plan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago Might be better than Being John Malkovich permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pan_troglodytes@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago cheering in the streets? orgies? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago I think I have a Windows ME CD lying around somewhere. Can I use that? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 2 years ago (2 children) That does sound almost kinda dope because that's a lot of developers who could make Windows suck a lot less permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Hexagon@feddit.it 20 points 2 years ago Microsoft: we don't do that here permalink fedilink source parent [–] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 13 points 2 years ago The point of non-free licensed software is that you cannot improve it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hexagon@feddit.it 20 points 2 years ago Microsoft: we don't do that here permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 13 points 2 years ago The point of non-free licensed software is that you cannot improve it. permalink fedilink source parent