I only joke about Arch being the superior distro because, well, I use it and because it’s apparently a thing.

I actually don’t have any strong feelings about Ubuntu. It’s a distro. It works. I only use Arch because of the AUR (I’m lazy, okay?). I don’t have strong feelings about it either. Linux is configurable to basically exactly what you want. Once (or if) you get into customization you just pick the distro that allows you to get to what you want faster.

I do have strong feelings about Windows though.

I hope your last name isn’t Lestrange…

Costco?

Please advise on the second portion.

I didn’t know that the are text files with markers…

If that’s true, I may hate it less. I’ll have to try that

That’s not what I’m saying. Yes, it’s open source and you can build the binaries itself. I’m saying that the process is obfuscated or complicated because instead of text log files, you have to use journtalctl to view them.

Then again, someone said it may be text files with markers so I have to look into that

I see what people thought I was saying. Yes, it’s open source and doesn’t taint the kernel. I’m saying the way it works is obfuscated or complicated for the user. You shouldn’t have to run binaries to figure what the logs say. The logs should be in text.

Ok, fine. You got me there

Again, I don’t condone piracy.

It used to be that you could install a legitimate Adobe and use then the only thing you would need is a key generator that would open the software. In essence, the entire software is located on your computer.

I was under the possibly mistaken impression that they took away the ability to register offline, and put the license server online. In other words, you’d have to patch the code or fake the license server to do accomplish the method of years prior

Yes, I am aware. But none of these distros are distros I would introduce to someone new to Linux.

While its possible to find or build a distro without systemd, most of the big names that you would introduce people to use it:

Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, Fedora, OpenSUSE

Hell, Arch uses it

I do get your point about GNOME, and I don’t use a DE anymore so I might be outdated, but Gnome and KDE were the big two back when I used it.

I say obfuscates because gnome configuration is now largely binary, whereas gnome2 used to be text files. The same goes for systemd- the logs are now binary files with journalctl instead of text files

Linux has been having issues for a few years now. They’ve been going an obfuscation route with GNOME3 and systemd. Red hat basically decided to contractually kick people out for doing the traditional CentOS thing ever since they decided to change what the official CentOS does.

The worst thing is, Debian also started using systemd.

Not that I condone piracy, but I thought photoshop switched to a SaaS model from CS6 or so that made it unlikely to be pirated?

Dobby is a free elf?

What is it?

Lmao rollerblading is gay? Clearly they haven’t seen roller blades flying up a quarter and then flying across a flat portion upside down.

You right, my bad

A back lip is extreme?

Aye, aye, cap’n. Boarded the ship in the sea of all. Looks like I’ll be jumping off the ship now as the brig doesn’t suit me.

I don’t condone piracy, but I do like Linux.

Are you trying to setup your pi as a Linux distribution torrent seed box? I’m a little confused by your “apps” verbiage