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minus-squareJankatarch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 days agoWine is not an emulator. Linux doesn’t require programming knowledge to use, just computer knowledge at most. I seen a few go opposite end and claim “you do not need computer knowledge, you can just ask chatgpt for the commands and copy-paste.” The two commands below are equivalent so why the fuck does every single guide online use former? sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade sudo apt upgrade -U
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoBecause I understand the former The latter can both summon nasal demons and not summon nasal demons. It is in a state superposition until an observer consults the manual
minus-squareJankatarch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoNot in apt manpage. But in fact at man apt-get. I blame the feds.
minus-squarekatze@lemmy.4d2.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoConfusing “FOSS” with “free software” comes to mind.
minus-squareSpongyAneurysm@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoConfusing “FOSS” with just “Open Source” seems like the more typical offender.
minus-squareOddDeer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoBut the F in FOSS stands for free. I understand that there’s a lot more to unpack in the OS part of FOSS, but still, it’s not quite wrong.
minus-squareSemperverus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThe F in FOSS stands for Libre
minus-squareGrail@multiverse.soulism.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoCount Me in the confused group, I thought FOSS was free as in speech software
minus-squarertxn@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoEnglish is a horrible language full of ambiguity. F/LOSS is libre, but not necessarily gratis.
minus-squarehakase@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoAll natural human languages have ambiguity. English is no better or worse than any other.
… such as?
Wine is not an emulator.
Linux doesn’t require programming knowledge to use, just computer knowledge at most.
I seen a few go opposite end and claim “you do not need computer knowledge, you can just ask chatgpt for the commands and copy-paste.”
The two commands below are equivalent so why the fuck does every single guide online use former?
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade sudo apt upgrade -UBecause I understand the former
The latter can both summon nasal demons and not summon nasal demons. It is in a state superposition until an observer consults the manual
Not in apt manpage.
But in fact at man apt-get.
I blame the feds.
Confusing “FOSS” with “free software” comes to mind.
Confusing “FOSS” with just “Open Source” seems like the more typical offender.
But the F in FOSS stands for free. I understand that there’s a lot more to unpack in the OS part of FOSS, but still, it’s not quite wrong.
The F in FOSS stands for Libre
Count Me in the confused group, I thought FOSS was free as in speech software
English is a horrible language full of ambiguity. F/LOSS is libre, but not necessarily gratis.
All natural human languages have ambiguity. English is no better or worse than any other.