As the designer of the Debian logo I approve of this :-)
this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2023
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No way, it's like I just walked past a celebrity
Can you imagine being the one person who downvoted them?
The username does align, but that is not proof in itself and could explain the downvote. For the purposes of this thread, I believe!
Ha! Tell that to my kids!
This is all the validation I need
Taking this opportunity to personally thank you for making a good logo, I absolutely love the Debian swirl! There are so many boring geometric or single-letter logos out there, the details and texture of the swirl is just so good.
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It's a beautiful shade of red, and the intricate little details across the swirl. It's a nice change to the bland, corporate logos we're used to.
🫡Thank you for your service
Wow I'm starstruck! Unsurprised to find the Debian gang here, but still very happy about it!
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and they say we don't have celebrities or important people on Lemmy
Maybe they are all just hiding in plain sight or something.
Thanks for your work, it's an awesome logo.
Simple and recognizable. Exactly what a logo is supposed to be. I think it's the best logo in all of OSS. Basically the Nike swoosh of OSS, everyone else has to put the name of the software on the logo so people will know what it is. But you see the swirl, and you instantly know it's Debian without any explanation.
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My first was Mint but i installed (as second boot) Open Suse to try it out, sticked with mint for the most part but i and some friends also run a custom Distro for a Server (its Debian Based)
Mint is just a Workhorse that never failed me. And once you settled you won't adapt to something different easily.
Mint has so far been the only distro that had 100% of my laptop working. There are other systems that come close, even past 99, but there's always that one little annoyance. Not with Mint.
Its just so simple. I see people complaining about getting Nvidia drivers to work on Linux, with Mint it takes like two clicks.
Yeah but tbh fuck Nvidia for their asshole behavior on that.
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It Just Works. I started with it and have never felt any need to switch.
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This is the kind of meme that makes me both happy and sad.
Happy becuase it's so funny, but sad because nobody I know personally would get it lol.
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Is that a live action version of the Incredibles?
Yes, it is!
Oh no...^^
I started my whole Linux experience with Ubuntu 6.10. IIRC Compiz Fusion or Beryl was the shit back then with the 3D cube effect and the windows going off in flames when you close something.
Ubuntu was a fantastic distribution to start early on. Especially in the pre-10.x days there weren't many beginner friendly ones. Your alternatives were Debian with very outdated software, SuSE which was kind of OK, Fedora which was also quite unstable and lacking packages (remember hunting RPMs on the old RPMfusion?) or Ubuntu. At some point I'd outgrown Ubuntu and moved on to greener pastures. Nowadays I'm not sure I'd be recommending Ubuntu to new users, Fedora is quite good and without all the snap store shenanigans. Even Debian installation experience is not too bad and it's not lacking too much in software.
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Honestly, I'm starting to appreciate the "Just works" mentality a little more as I start to shy away from ricing. I'm going to stick with non-systemd distributions, but my DE will likely be cinnamon next, since it's easy to use and I don't care about making it look pretty.
I feel Void + a simple DE is an amazing combination for people who want to get work done without paying too much of attention to the OS, except the part of the OS they are using actively (tooling + applications)
Why non-systemd distros? I have heard of not-systemd distros like Artix and Devaun (I think that's how you spell them), but I never bothered looking into why some people prefer them.
Systemd is easier but also slower, it dose a lot more than just a init system and many dislike that. I have used both and it's cool to see E.g. PostmarketOS boot but systemd works really well nowdays too and the actual backlash is mostly from it's early days.
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Ah, slackware.
Debian is bestian
Glad to see that debian does get some love over here...I always felt like a pariah in linux reddit comunities
As a Debian user, I agree. :)
Jo I don't know much about Linux distros, but isn't Ubuntu just Debian with some extra features?
Ubuntu is based on Debian Testing (their beta pipeline) and run by a for profit corporation. Ubuntu makes significant changes to Debian to get it to where its easy to use for end users. It has in the past made choices that were extremely unpopular in the open source community, and will make those decisions again in the future.
Never much liked ubuntu but admittedly, they did a lot for userfriendliness in the Linux space and a lot of great beginner (or people who don’t want to deal with stuff not working) friendly distros like mint, pop, etc are based on it, oftentimes debullshittet (e.g. neither use snap by default)
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I would liken it to more like if Debian was a shot of whiskey, Ubuntu is like a whiskey sour. It still has whiskey as a base but enough ingredients have been added and changes have been made that it's its own thing.
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Isn't Debian just GNU/Linux with some extra features?
A distro's a distro. You could rip dnf out of Fedora, install apt if you like.
It basically comes down to the default settings/packages shipped, and philosophy.
Ubuntu adds a much different install experience, snaps, and some features good for enterprise out of the box.
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POP! OS has got it going on man.
Danny devito in a Sia wig, love it
I absolutely cannot disagree.
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