Linux source code leaked

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[–] 250 points 2 months ago (39 children)

It would genuinely cause worldwide panic if the Windows source code leaked, and that brings joy to me

... until I realize I still have Windows because I still haven't moved to linux

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  • [–] 52 points 2 months ago (14 children)

    If it’s because you’re worried and not because you have proprietary software you need that’s keeping you tied to it, Mint was super duper easy for me to install (I’ve never installed Linux before) and it’s been essentially out of the box compatible with the games I play since most are already optimized for the Steam Deck.

    If it’s the software thing, sorry man, my spouse is in the same boat.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Seconded. I started with PopOS but wasn't sold on it, so quickly switched to Mint and it was perfect. Once my wife test drove on my installation, she gave it a shot on her laptop, and now she gets frustrated when she's forced to use Windows for her college test proctoring spyware she has to use.

    Here's a link for anybody curious to get started. I like Cinnamon. Just download the OS and flash it to a flash drive, boot into BIOS, select the flash drive to boot from, and you're testing a live version of the OS. If you like it, you can install through pretty easy install wizards. It doesn't pester you to buy shit like Windows does. And there's a safe and easy app store for most of what you'll care about, and it just works. It gets the fuck out of your way. And if you have issues, just google it and you'll probably find somebody already figured out the solution and shared it with plebs like us.

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    [–] 215 points 2 months ago (9 children)

    Keep in mind if you transition to Windows you will need to relearn a few things! Lots of your software might have issues and I sure hope you have Nvidia because AMD is straight to broken with all their open source code. Yuck!

    Windows is just better (I use Windows 11 PRO BTW) because you get lots of background processes and there's even a copilot that's right about stuff sometimes. Microsoft even keeps a backup of lots of your data up in something called a Cloud, which I assume is good because clouds are up there in the sky like heaven!

    I sure hope 2026 is the year of the Windows PC!

    (/s cause writing this joke hurt my soul)

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  • [–] 67 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    I've been looking at switching to Windows, but it's always the horrible gaming experience that holds me back.

    For starters, compatibility is complete ass. Windows doesn't let you choose the compatibility tools and forces you to run every game (every application for that matter) in the systemwide environment. It also only has a single wineprefix-equivalent that just dumps everything in your home directory folder (please don't crucify me). If a game requires a different Wine version, you can try to set that half-assed compatibility mode thing on the executable, but I'm convinced it's only there as decoration. If it doesn't work, you're kinda fucked.

    Windows also lacks the minimal set of utilities that I expect from a system that can run games. There is no Bubblewrap and you can't sandbox your games without using a VM. There is no gamescope, nor any way to run an application inside a nested graphical session. If an older game can only do exclusive fullscreen, you can't switch to a less intrusive (windowed/borderless) mode. If a game does have borderless or windowed mode, but doesn't support your native resolution, you're playing in a tiny window or not at all.

    Windows 11 seems really neat, but it's not ready for general adoption. There are just too many missing features.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 months ago

    From a programmers and workflow perspective windows is complete garbage. It does not allow me to change my WM. Im stuck with the default behaviour without the ability for full customisation like Hyprland or Sway have. Installing Programms is deeply unintuitive. Have to search for a Programm, download it from a sketchy looking button and run an installer. Software providers often enough don't even provide sha256 sums. How can I be sure, that I downloaded the correct executable? Even if a hash is provided, most people won't bother to check it. These are elementary flaws that hinder widespread windows adoption.

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  • [–] 37 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    Traitor, put him next to Snowden 😑

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  • [–] 18 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Well, he is in Finland, which is as much as "next" to Russia as you're going to get.

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  • [–] 119 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Oh fuck. The linux stock is going down!!

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  • [–] 74 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    Shit, the linuxsucks community is gonna go wild over this!

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    [–] 61 points 2 months ago (13 children)

    Oh shit! Which windows distribution do I switch to? Any recommendations?

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    [–] 59 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Who do I contact to get a refund on my compromised Linux?

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  • [–] 118 points 2 months ago (14 children)

    Yes but you risk becoming insufferable in casual conversation

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  • [–] 45 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    A little off on the lines of code... it's only around 20 million. I'd be a little worried if there was billions of lines of code, it would be unmaintainable slop.

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    [–] 39 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Wasn't there a long time ago a genuine bug report in Mozilla's bug tracker reporting that the source code was publicly available and this was insecure? I can't quickly find it because I can't think of good search terms…

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    [–] 37 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    I bet someone from /linuxsucks (banned me, yay) genuinely believes every word

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    [–] 26 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Anyone else noticed that it says paid partnership?

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  • [–] 26 points 2 months ago

    wait, did they say there's billions of lines to do?

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  • [–] 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Nooooo!!

    When are patches coming from upstream? When will they be in package repos? Ilm assuming the major distros like Hannah Montanna Linux will have them out first? I have so many servers to patch. Is windows just like the next version of Xwindows?

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    [–] 25 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Al those Linux geeks with their tails between their legs as they go back to the secure windows environment. Whose smug now guys? Hope your Linux subscription has a refund policy.

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    [–] 20 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    And you just know that there will be those few idiots that actually take this serious

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    [–] 13 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    On a serious note, 250k stars for the linux kernel is kinda too few github stars

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