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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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I though of:

Your hardware deserves better.

Also you can give some more realistic ones like my friend:

It just (not) works

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[–] FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works 83 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Good one from back in the day (not mine): "In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates?"

[–] Vitaly@feddit.uk 11 points 2 weeks ago

But it has a direct reference to it's competitors which won't be viable in 100 years when windows shuts down

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 58 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] superkret@feddit.org 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Fun facts:

The OS wars are over, and Linux won.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

In the server world, yes. The desktop is the place that needs to be won over.

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[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 54 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] superkret@feddit.org 18 points 2 weeks ago

With the most open CVEs, bugs and ports, anyway.

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[–] Jank2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 2 weeks ago
[–] haerrii@feddit.org 44 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

"For slogan, please refer to the according man page"

more seriously maybe "Software it your own way"

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] JustVik@lemmy.ml 42 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Linux. The Power of the Community.

I didn't come up with it and the picture is not mine. I just found it on the internet earlier.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yours to make, yours to break.

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[–] superkret@feddit.org 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 22 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

"I didn't want to play that game anyway."

[–] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago

More like use Adobe or Microsoft as I'm proud gamer since 2 years on Linux https://bazzite.gg/

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[–] LambdaRX@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

And when you tell your OS to poweroff it... powers off. Wow.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And when you tell it to suspend or hibernate, it also powers off.

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[–] specterspectre@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It's a headache but it's your headache.

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"It's terminal"

[–] canadaduane@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 weeks ago

Join a Movement, not a Marketplace

[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] Bitflip@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] LambdaRX@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Or

Free as in work after hours

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[–] macattack@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Two out of 10 Linux users agree that insert name here is the best distro

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[–] Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The least annoying launcher for your web browser

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

"It does exactly what you tell it to do."

[–] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
  • Remove kernel.
  • Ok.
[–] Piwix@lemm.ee 15 points 2 weeks ago

Own your Computer

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"We hope you like config files"

[–] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"I heard you like files... Everything is a file."

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

"It just works"

..because that is the state of a mainstream modern distro, and it's not true of Windows anymore.

Alternatively "No nagging, no forced online account."

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[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago

"Own your computer" and "Free your computer"

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

With a bit of a double-entendre, "It powers the world", since it's the most common server platform.

More funny: "It's not an OS. It's a hobby."

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Have it your* way.

*your way may involve several hours of configuration

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[–] Presi300@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Linux, when you want to tell the computer to shut the fuck up and just do it's job.

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[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 12 points 2 weeks ago

Sovereign Computing

[–] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago

Batman runs Linux. Shouldn't you?

[–] MetalMachine@feddit.nl 11 points 2 weeks ago

Buy it, own it.

[–] milliams@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] hamburger@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 weeks ago

It’s yours.

[–] isaaclyman@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

“If you knew what it was, you’d be using it already.”

[–] bigbuckalex@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 weeks ago

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux!

[–] whygohomie@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Wobbly Windows in a Windows-less World

[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Jokingly: "Linux is free if your time is worthless"

Though this tongue-in-cheek tagline takes the "free as in free beer" misinterpretation of the term "free software", I've always found it a fun way to describe the time investment you'll need to make if you've spent your whole life using Windows before making the switch.

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