Personally I’m somewhere between 2 and 3 - I’ll engage in the distro sectarianism for the bit, sometimes on the side of one that isn’t even what I actually use, but I hate being an annoying proselytiser of anything, I hate dealing with the broad tent politics of the FOSS world, and I’m happy to engage with the community positively but I hate being any of the nasty stereotypes.
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I am and always will be 2. I’m surprised to discover that there are even distro wars, “I use arch btw” trend thingy, and the feeling “elite” over people who don’t use linux (like some occasions dissing Windows users out of a sudden). I use it for the sake of using it, just like any other operating systems, however, with a non-bloat at start desktop environment and a good introduction to Terminal User Interface, CLI, privacy and open-source realm. Plus I don’t jump around and discuss anything online regularly or showing off anything so silent is the most significant trait of mine.
Yeah, I’m pretty similar. I use the particular Linux distro I do because it works and it gets out of my way and lets me use my computer the way I want to. Which Windows no longer does. I have nothing against people who choose to use it, I’m just no longer willing to fight with it myself and lately not very happy with the company that makes it. I see distro wars or dissing folks who still find Windows to suit their computing needs as utterly pointless, counterproductive, and antisocial behaviour.
Mostly 2 and a little bit 3 and 7 at the same time. :-)
I do find that 7s can be a little annoying about their pet projects, but that’s to be expected considering how many computer nerds are autistic folks with a special interest in this stuff.
I’m annoying
Like, in general.
$ man tainers No manual entry for tainersI’m probably in the 5-6 area. Maybe a toe into 7.
Proud member of #3 gang here, although I don’t really give a shit about distro wars. But if you’re talking about a problem with Windows you can be pretty sure I’ll say you could avoid that with Linux.
Being labeled “annoying” often means you’re completely correct and the person you’re talking to knows it but has some cognitive dissonance to work through. You see it with linux, socialism, veganism, etc. People don’t get nearly as annoyed by opinions they sincerely disagree with as by opinions they can’t find a good reason to disagree with (but want to anyway)
Yeah… I care a lot more about socialism than computer operating systems, and I know my leftism alone exhausts people’s patience with me. Otherwise I probably would talk people’s ears off about how there is a solution to their constant Windows frustrations.
I guess somewhere between 6 and 7…urm 6/7 👐 (and my kids say I don’t understand memes 😅).
hoping one day i can be 6/7 too when i grow up!
I’m 2, and the rest of my family is 1
2 is probably the closest to me. I use Linux but don’t really talk about it.
Usually a 2 since I never really talk about it outside of here.
I think the only times I’ve talked about it with others is venting about my problems or what I’m trying to accomplish to my mom or when my dad switched to dual booting Mint on his laptop that thankfully doesn’t support win11.
I’m usually not big on being a consistent fandom interactor type of person in general, so yeah.
number 4 hates desktop Linux and thinks 1 2 and 3 should be using Windows forever
I’m somewhere between 2 and 3 also. I rarely bring Linux up unless the topic is operating systems or I’m directly asked about it. Then I’ll talk your ears off.
Anyone with an Android device is level 1 by default.
I guess being in this community puts me at least at level 3 by definition. I contributed a package to GNU Guix but I’m not quite a “maintainer” or even a regular contributor to it yet. Maybe I can claim level 5 just by virtue of having contributed to an “advanced” distro.
In “the real world” my mild-mannered alter ego would be level 4 because I use GNU/Linux at my day job.
Annoying user gang
Between 2 and 3. I’ll show off my Linux setup to friends and preach to the choir, but I won’t rub my choices in the faces of people who use other distros or operating systems.
