▲ 411 ▼ Linux saved me today (anarchist.nexus) submitted 16 hours ago by Vegan_Joe@anarchist.nexus to c/linux@lemmy.world 50 comments fedilink hide all child comments I'm an educator, and my Windows PC crashed during my first period class. I had a cinnamon mint USB drive in my bag. I booted to it, and it saved the day! I don't have anybody to tell just how much of a godsend that was, but I figured you guys might appreciate it!
[–] inari@piefed.zip 72 points 16 hours ago (6 children) Might be worth permanently defenestrating, if possible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 hours ago Ok, this is the perfect verb for leaving Windows! I love it. The verb was already fun, but I never thought to apply it to the OS. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Vegan_Joe@lemmy.world 49 points 16 hours ago (1 child) Already a step ahead of you there! As soon as I saw all my drivers were working and all my software needs were met, I went ahead with the install after work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tquid@sh.itjust.works 5 points 14 hours ago 💪 permalink fedilink source parent [–] ech@lemmy.ca 23 points 14 hours ago (2 children) Haven't seen getting off Windows referred to that way before, but I love it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] inari@piefed.zip 25 points 14 hours ago (1 child) Richard Stallman said it best: Now of course people who want freedom shouldn't use Windows at all, you've got to defenestrate your computer, which means either you throw Windows out of the computer, or you throw the computer out the window. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defenestrate#Verb permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 10 points 13 hours ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 hours ago Ok, this is the perfect verb for leaving Windows! I love it. The verb was already fun, but I never thought to apply it to the OS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vegan_Joe@lemmy.world 49 points 16 hours ago (1 child) Already a step ahead of you there! As soon as I saw all my drivers were working and all my software needs were met, I went ahead with the install after work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tquid@sh.itjust.works 5 points 14 hours ago 💪 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ech@lemmy.ca 23 points 14 hours ago (2 children) Haven't seen getting off Windows referred to that way before, but I love it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] inari@piefed.zip 25 points 14 hours ago (1 child) Richard Stallman said it best: Now of course people who want freedom shouldn't use Windows at all, you've got to defenestrate your computer, which means either you throw Windows out of the computer, or you throw the computer out the window. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defenestrate#Verb permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 10 points 13 hours ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] inari@piefed.zip 25 points 14 hours ago (1 child) Richard Stallman said it best: Now of course people who want freedom shouldn't use Windows at all, you've got to defenestrate your computer, which means either you throw Windows out of the computer, or you throw the computer out the window. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defenestrate#Verb permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 10 points 13 hours ago permalink fedilink source parent