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aeva

Confused by Linux? I made this handy dandy chart to help clear up the confusion! #GNU #Linux #OpenSource

A Linux Alignment Chart, depicting a 3x3 matrix where one axis is "Terminology purist, neutral, and radical" and the other is "Origin purist, neutral, and radical".

Origin Purist, Terminology Purist: Linux 6.2-rc1 as distributed by kernel.org is a Linux

Origin Purist, Terminology Neutral: Linus's Linux boot floppy was a Linux

Origin Purist, Terminology Radical: Git is a Linux

Origin Neutral, Terminology Purist: GNU HERD is a Linux

Origin Neutral, Terminology Neutral: FreeDOS is a LInux

Origin Neutral, Terminology Radical: GNU is a Linux

Origin Radical, Terminology Purist: A CUDA shader is a Linux

Origin Radical, Terminology Neutral: Windows is a Linux

Origin Radical Terminology Radical: Crypto-currency is a Linux
26 comments
aeva

@engarneering the fediverse is a Linux (Origin Neutral, Terminology Radical) so yes

mcc

@aeva *nodding vigorously* GNU is a Linux

LisPi

@aeva I can't help but feel the GNU Hurd people would be annoyed to have their whole work essentially ignored.

realcaseyrollins

Isn’t #Windows the only thing on here that isn’t a #Linux?

jph

@aeva eff. How am I lawful good? I’m never lawful good

aeva

@jph there's always time to change if you want to. On one hand pure/pure is objectively correct here, but on the other hand the other alignments have more fun

jph

@aeva I mean… is git Turing complete? I’m trying to make a case for chaotic good…

jph

@aeva you know honestly? Let’s just go with freedos. Linux enough for government work 🤷🏼

WireWhiz

@aeva I’m decently proficient in “Linux” and I’m only more confused now…

myrmepropagandist

@aeva

Reminds me of the fediverse/mastodon terminology issues.

Right now *most* human peoples who don't think a mastodon is a big hairy elephant think it's a social network. Just one. And ALL of us are on it now. Yes even the freaks on misskey, pixelfed, digimon and diglet et al.

We need to take care in choosing the right battle at the right time. Language will expand as more people connect to the fediverse.

(sometimes I call the fediverse "the main network with mastodon and more")

aeva

@futurebird activitypub is a Linux (Origin Neutral, Terminology Radical)

myrmepropagandist

@aeva

OK. Well that's one way to solve it I guess.

Steven Bodzin bike & subscribe

@futurebird @aeva fediverse is a truly dreadful word. I don't think it will catch on. Federation, maybe. Still pretty sci fi.

Edward Clayton Andrews

@aeva
As someone who's been using various Linux flavours for years, there is no error here.
@dfeldman

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