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Thanks for the walk down memory lane! I began using Linux in 2001 and loved it so much that it became my sole operating system in just a few short months. I began using Ubuntu when version 5.04 was released (2005). I was so impressed with Dapper Drake (Ubuntu 6.06, the first LTS release) that I refused to upgrade for several releases. I switched to Mint when Ubuntu switched to Unity, I never liked Unity, and have been with Mint ever since.

That Linux history slideshow is great :)
 
Look how far it's come since the beginning!

ardchoille said:
Thanks for the walk down memory lane! I began using Linux in 2001 and loved it so much that it became my sole operating system in just a few short months. I began using Ubuntu when version 5.04 was released (2005). I was so impressed with Dapper Drake (Ubuntu 6.06, the first LTS release) that I refused to upgrade for several releases. I switched to Mint when Ubuntu switched to Unity, I never liked Unity, and have been with Mint ever since.

That Linux history slideshow is great :)
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I don't really have much of an issue with Unity but I do have an issue with them integrating web search. If I wanted to search the interwebs, I would open a web browser! I have used Ubuntu in the past (off and on) but have since moved to using ArchLinux (usually a dual boot with Win8 but currently in a VM)
 
The Hurd has been "some way from being ready for daily use" for longer than many college graduates have been alive. :boring:

Here's a real history lesson! We used AST's book as our textbook in my first advanced OS course in college, and I've used "MINIX & a modem" to get old 8086 computers on the Internet countless times with a full suite of IP applications. Since Linux was born out of Linus' dissatisfaction with MINIX, it's far more important in Linux history than any other OS. It's Linux that saved GNU from obscurity, not the other way around.
 
ardchoille said:
Thanks for the walk down memory lane! I began using Linux in 2001 and loved it so much that it became my sole operating system in just a few short months. I began using Ubuntu when version 5.04 was released (2005). I was so impressed with Dapper Drake (Ubuntu 6.06, the first LTS release) that I refused to upgrade for several releases. I switched to Mint when Ubuntu switched to Unity, I never liked Unity, and have been with Mint ever since.

That Linux history slideshow is great :)
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I just switched to Mint for the same reason. If I can't stand Google everything, why would I want Ubuntu/Amazon everything?
 
Even better, I stick with the good ol' fully-free, no-nags distros that are financially supported by commercial sales to people who are actually willing to pay money for their distros. :)
 
Looking for a distro that follows GNU guidelines? Personally, once i get my laptop in the next month or 2 I'll be running Trisquel. It's a GNU/Linux distro that doesnt come with non-free software like Mint, Ubuntu, etc. do. Go to www.gnu.org for info on Trisquel and other distros.
 
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