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| author | Vidhu Kant Sharma <vidhukant@vidhukant.com> | 2024-04-29 21:05:33 +0530 |
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| committer | Vidhu Kant Sharma <vidhukant@vidhukant.com> | 2024-04-29 21:05:33 +0530 |
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diff --git a/content/blog/2024/linux.md b/content/blog/2024/linux.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..673532a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2024/linux.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +title: "Linux means freedom of choice... And so does not using it!" +date: 2024-04-27 +--- + +I count myself as a Linux enthusiast; I cannot function without telling people that I use Arch btw (/s) + +## But why? + +There're a bunch of reasons for me to use linux, it's more secure, more private, lightweight... +BUT that's not the main reason. I started caring about stuff like this *after* I became familiar with the "Linux Ecosystem". +The dealbreaker for me was... Freedom of choice! + +## Customizability + +Customizability means A LOT to me. If something is mine it needs to scream its mine. +Call me a narcissist but I brand everything I own with my own tastes! +Since I spend a lot of time on my laptop, I want it to look exactly how I want it to look like +(doesn't matter if others find it ugly) and I want it to support my workflow, not the other way around. + + + +Now, linux gives me this freedom of choice to use whatever window manager I want to use, +whatever status bar I want to use, etc. This kind of thing would be hard to impossible on other +proprietary operating systems! Now me using ArchLinux, with the XMonad window manager, and the +Dvorak keyboard layout doesn't mean these are the best choices. +It's what I want to use, it wasn't offered to me, and I had the complete +freedom to just stick with KDE or something. (btw I love KDE) + +Now I try to encourage people into using Linux. It's not ideal for most people but if someone is +curious and/or tech savvy enough I always try to get them to use Linux. Obviously, most people +don't stick with it, but that's fine. Linux gives you the freedom of choice, and using an easy to +use distro, or not using Linux at all is also a choice! + +But what icks me the most is, people refusing to even learn about Linux then hating on it. Same might +apply to a bunch of other things but not wanting to use Linux is more than fine by me.. But I think if someone +rejects something without even trying it, it's not a choice anymore. It's just stupidity and stubbornness. |