The same old fallacy...

https://youtu.be/An4X9E9vyn8

RT @xtremepentest@twitter.com

Linux is free, if you don’t value your time.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/xtremepentest/status/1560921613100630017

@thelinuxEXP I don't think this saying is a fallacy, because it has been true, and is still true today. I mean the experience has gotten SOOO much better. But if you actually use a computer for more than just browsing the net, you will need to learn a lot. A lot.

I think this isn't so important anymore, because what you are getting for that time is a system you can trust, and that doesn't collect telemetry. That goes along way today.

@Phaserune But learning isn't a waste of time? It's time well spent, valuable time. Everything requires time to learn, so of that's the argument, then "cooking is only free if you don't value your time", or same goes fro driving, gping to school, or everything?

@thelinuxEXP nope I don't think that analogy works. Because cooking has never been marketed as free. The saying works because for Linux you will need to learn a lot and if you are not tech savvy you will have even more to learn. It is a barrier to adoption for Linux.

My main point is that giving up your time in this case gets you something other OSes aren't giving you and that changes things.

@Phaserune I'm sorry, but that's not true. You had to waste time learning windows or macOS before, that's no different for Linux ;)

The saying is just plain wrong, because time spent learning is NEVER wasted.

@thelinuxEXP I suppose we are splitting hairs a bit here. Of course you need to learn things for anything you want to use these days, but my point is that learning on Windows or Mac OS has a support structure in place and countless websites, etc. designed to help you learn. Linux on the other hand has a lot of stuff out there but it is not always written to newby friendly or for the non-tech person. Furthermore because people are getting paid to make Windows or Mac OS easier to use they are.