And I closed it by accident :-( Come back when (if?) Liam reopens it.

And I closed it by accident :-( Come back when (if?) Liam reopens it.

🤨

*facepalm*

Looks like it's open! It also looks like you get one shot at answering it, so don't go clicking willy-nilly.

Last edited by damarrin on 5 January 2022 at 10:51 am UTC

Put my vote in

No "Because I like to customize an OS to fit my twisted tastes". :(

So, "shady deeds" it is then.

I wonder if it'll be one vote for each option 😂

"End of Windows 7 support"

"End of Windows 7 support"

Hah, that is a good reason. Too bad I see no way to edit the poll.

Missing option "Flexibility of the system, that makes my workflow much quicker after a bit of tinkering!"

i guess "It works better for what I use a computer for" is close enough, so i voted this


edit: Btw switched to linux in 2007, never looked back. With windows i never felt like im in control of my OS, was the main reason.

Last edited by Xpander on 7 January 2022 at 11:04 am UTC

I experimented with Linux since the mid 90s and used it as a server for a long time when I was in university. On my desktop I used Win95, which I made work very well for me. Then came win98 and I wasn't happy so skipped it. During the wait for XP I used Win2k for a bit and when XP came I find it going in a direction I wasn't happy with and again skipped it. After graduation from uni in early 2002, I switched everything around. Put my Linux partition as the primary booting one (and switched out my qwerty keyboard for Dvorak). Never looked back.

So basically, Windows just stopped being what I was looking for in a desktop and by 2002 Gnome had caught up far enough to serve as the main desktop.

I like the idea that there is not only one option in life, and i’m curious about alternative stuff. If "alternative" proves to be at least almost as good (or better) as mainstream, i may adopt it. True for my gaming inclinations, but in my life in general. Also i dislike being forced into something, and clearly the two other may OS are doing anything to keep users to themselves, instead of educating users to be aware. So Linux is simply a part of my life’s mood. OK, bad explanations and choices of words probably, english... Oh, english as "international language" is a joke too, but that’s another topic...

I need computers that are trustworthy, under my control, and which do not betray me to any other party. Currently, Linux is the most complete and supported kernel for OSes to build around, although I have no tribalistic loyalty linux. BSD or hurd or whatever could serve as drop-in replacements if ever they become more suitable for my needs.

And I closed it by accident :-( Come back when (if?) Liam reopens it.

It's the Linux way.


I'm missing the "Couldn't afford windows" option, so I went with the making everything harder one. Basically, the same right? 🤪

I'm missing the "Couldn't afford windows" option, so I went with the making everything harder one. Basically, the same right? 🤪

That would be the paying for software is soooo noughties option.

I started using Linux because Microsoft made Windows more and more unbearable for me. I continued to use Linux as I learned more about FOSS software and I have only ventured deeper down the rabbit hole along the way. If anything it's almost sad because upgrading hardware used to be fun for me and now looking at upcoming hardware all I can see is how the manufacturer is trying to screw me over or strip my freedom away.

Because while people keep assuring me that "you can in fact use a butter knife to drive in a screw" I prefer to use the correct tool for the job ;)

Having said that though the reason I game on Linux is because I've become too damn lazy to bother with dualbooting

more secure ,faster, stable,
Hardware friendly,
And it feels like user are the owner of the PC. And its totaly free

Too bad we can't pick two answers.
So for me it's:
"It works better for what I use a computer for"
"*Proprietary software is the devil's spawn. Only open source should survive!*"

I mean, in a world without Free Software, even if Linux was proprietary I certainly would use it instead of Windows!

To answer the thread's title question. I use Linux because I like the whole idea of a free OS where I'm not bound by Microsoft's rules and that I can personalize as I wish.

I've fell in love with Linux all the way back in 2005, I was just an 18yr old teenager back then mind you. Playing the latest games on it was a mere dream back then and I was forced to use Windows. I made the full switch in 2014 when Linux gaming was on the rise. Couldn't be happier with how far things have come since then :)

I'm missing the "Couldn't afford windows" option, so I went with the making everything harder one. Basically, the same right? 🤪

That would be the paying for software is soooo noughties option.

Oh my gosh! I totally missed that one! I've skewed the results! Noooooo!!!

Can I add one I just thought of?
"Calling Microsoft tech support to get a new key because you reinstalled Windows too much is really annoying"

(Actually every time I called, The tech support dudes were actually super nice and helpful.)

Also... The BSD one is 100% true.

Last edited by denyasis on 7 January 2022 at 2:22 am UTC