this post was submitted on 23 May 2025
481 points (98.0% liked)

linuxmemes

25131 readers
577 users here now

Hint: :q!


Sister communities:


Community rules (click to expand)

1. Follow the site-wide rules

2. Be civil
  • Understand the difference between a joke and an insult.
  • Do not harrass or attack users for any reason. This includes using blanket terms, like "every user of thing".
  • Don't get baited into back-and-forth insults. We are not animals.
  • Leave remarks of "peasantry" to the PCMR community. If you dislike an OS/service/application, attack the thing you dislike, not the individuals who use it. Some people may not have a choice.
  • Bigotry will not be tolerated.
  • 3. Post Linux-related content
  • Including Unix and BSD.
  • Non-Linux content is acceptable as long as it makes a reference to Linux. For example, the poorly made mockery of sudo in Windows.
  • No porn, no politics, no trolling or ragebaiting.
  • 4. No recent reposts
  • Everybody uses Arch btw, can't quit Vim, <loves/tolerates/hates> systemd, and wants to interject for a moment. You can stop now.
  • 5. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Language/ัะทั‹ะบ/Sprache
  • This is primarily an English-speaking community. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Comments written in other languages are allowed.
  • The substance of a post should be comprehensible for people who only speak English.
  • Titles and post bodies written in other languages will be allowed, but only as long as the above rule is observed.
  • 6. (NEW!) Regarding public figuresWe all have our opinions, and certain public figures can be divisive. Keep in mind that this is a community for memes and light-hearted fun, not for airing grievances or leveling accusations.
  • Keep discussions polite and free of disparagement.
  • We are never in possession of all of the facts. Defamatory comments will not be tolerated.
  • Discussions that get too heated will be locked and offending comments removed.
  • ย 

    Please report posts and comments that break these rules!


    Important: never execute code or follow advice that you don't understand or can't verify, especially here. The word of the day is credibility. This is a meme community -- even the most helpful comments might just be shitposts that can damage your system. Be aware, be smart, don't remove France.

    founded 2 years ago
    MODERATORS
     
    (page 2) 7 comments
    sorted by: hot top controversial new old
    [โ€“] sxan@midwest.social 54 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (13 children)

    I thought not, but just last week there was a discussion about someone asking about buying the "Pro" version of their distro, which have them access to... free open source software they could have just downloaded. Had a big (polite) argument with someone about the ethics of this

    Distros (ZorinOS) are doing this crap. Shysters will always find a way to fleece people.

    [โ€“] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    I have gotten popup ads for Ubuntu Pro on stock Ubuntu install.

    load more comments (3 replies)
    [โ€“] felsiq@lemmy.zip 93 points 1 week ago (6 children)

    I personally donโ€™t mind at all if open source projects want to sell a โ€œproโ€ version for businesses, as long as itโ€™s still open source. Selling priority troubleshooting and dev attention to issues to businesses seems like one of the less offensive ways to fund open source projects in a capitalist society, imo

    [โ€“] kevincox@lemmy.ml 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I also don't mind if they are "selling" nothing, or just a supporter icon. As long as they are transparent that that is all you are getting.

    load more comments (2 replies)
    load more comments (5 replies)
    [โ€“] kungen@feddit.nu 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I mean, that's kinda like RHEL if you pay for the "self-service" subscription?

    load more comments (2 replies)
    [โ€“] RegularJoe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

    Well, that's disappointing to learn.

    load more comments (9 replies)
    load more comments
    view more: โ€น prev next โ€บ