Linux users debate which proprietary OS is least objectionable

Key claims

• Experienced Linux users are asked to rank proprietary operating systems by ethical acceptability.
• Linux is now stable and user-friendly enough for 99% of users, making Windows unnecessary.
• Linux users are portrayed as aggressively debating trivial distribution differences with ingroup/outgroup rhetoric.

Volume over time

Peak 1 mentions/hour · 3 hourly buckets

Source threads (3)

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• /g/109196533 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 7 replies Linux users are portrayed as aggressively debating trivial distribution differences with ingroup/outgroup rhetoric.
• /g/109189480 ↗ live · archive bullish evergreen 86 replies Linux is now stable and user-friendly enough for 99% of users, making Windows unnecessary.
• /g/109184861 ↗ live · archive neutral evergreen 133 replies Experienced Linux users are asked to rank proprietary operating systems by ethical acceptability.

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