For those #Linux users out there, what's your reason for using it?
@sudo Linux isn't even "open source" - it contains plenty of proprietary malware as well as a bunch of drivers that only work with proprietary malware in the form of firmware.
You want GNU Linux-libre if you want a free version of Linux: https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/
You want GNU Linux-libre if you want a free version of Linux: https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/
@Suiseiseki It's relatively more open source than what most people use while still being easily accessible.
If you go by the OSI's definition, Linux isn't "open source", as it doesn't meet requirement 2, which is:
"The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in source code as well as compiled form. Where some form of a product is not distributed with source code, there must be a well-publicized means of obtaining the source code for no more than a reasonable reproduction cost, preferably downloading via the Internet without charge. The source code must be the preferred form in which a programmer would modify the program. Deliberately obfuscated source code is not allowed. Intermediate forms such as the output of a preprocessor or translator are not allowed."
Installing a proprietary version of Linux with GNU is a step up from windows or macos, but from what I have seen, people who do that typically don't proceed to take more steps up the ladder.