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November 20th, 2007

15 Signs that you are addicted to Linux

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Here are 15 signs that you are addicted to Linux…

  1. You bring a live CD with you whenever you’ll be using a computer away from your house.
  2. You subscribe to a Linux magazine such as Linux Journal, Linux Mag, or Linux Format
  3. Every time a friend or relative complains about their computer being slow due to spyware, adware and viruses, you tell them to install Linux.
  4. You want a Penguin for a pet.
  5. You understand what the command “mv windows /dev/null” means.
  6. Your home page is http://www.google.com/linux
  7. You subscribe to my RSS feed.
  8. You own a RTFM coffee mug.
  9. You participate in System Administrator Appreciation Day.
  10. You hang out on Freenode.
  11. You are a member of a local Linux User Group.
  12. You have installed Linux on your mom and dads computers.
  13. You know the African definition of the word Ubuntu.
  14. You know who Linus Torvalds is.
  15. You know who Hans Reiser is, and what he is accused of.

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36 Comments

arky Said,
November 20th, 2007 @5:02 pm  
You don’t order Redmond “FUD” for lunch.

Everytime you like a new gadget, the first thing on your mind is “Does it work with gnu/Linux?”

You have a tux soft toy on your desktop.

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ell Said,
November 20th, 2007 @5:47 pm  
what’s the method of rehabilitation from this addiction?
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Adam Kane Said,
November 20th, 2007 @5:55 pm  
@arky
Good additions :) I have a tux soft toy on my desk too, didn’t even think of that.

@ell
Haha, there is no method of rehabilitation! It’s more addictive than crack and heroin. Nine out of ten doctors agree!

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Javier Said,
November 20th, 2007 @5:57 pm  
Think you distro of choice is better then all others :)
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Javier Said,
November 20th, 2007 @5:58 pm  
Secretly want to put Linux on a DS (that you don’t have :
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Javier Said,
November 20th, 2007 @6:00 pm  
Think that your Distro of Choice is better then others (edit from earlier sry)
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bjb_nyj101 Said,
November 20th, 2007 @7:46 pm  
I’m an ex-linux user. I went from xp to linux and then on to vista when it was released. I only answered yes to 2 of the questions (13 & 14)
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Fabrix Said,
November 21st, 2007 @12:24 am  
@bjb “I only answered yes to 2 of the questions (13 & 14)”
This is the reason you went back to …windows… (oh.. on my keyboard i can’t write Vi.. Vis.. V…)
:D
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Ten Sigh Said,
November 21st, 2007 @9:17 am  
Sign 16: You keep using Desktop Linux, despite the lack of wireless drivers, the abundance of locks ups, etc.
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Magus Said,
November 21st, 2007 @10:31 am  
The phrase “man mount” does not strike you as particularly odd.
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linuxamp Said,
November 21st, 2007 @1:49 pm  
@bjb “I’m an ex-linux user… I only answered yes to 2 of the questions (13 & 14)”

If you only answered yes to 13 and 14 I wouldn’t say you’re an ex linux USER, more like “I tried linux before”. You sound like on e of those guys who loaded Ubuntu, found that there’s no GNU version of ___ then jumped ship.

@bjb “…then on to vista”

Again just proves that you were n ot really a linux user.

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maia Said,
November 21st, 2007 @2:31 pm  
@Fabrix: maybe this can help you: in Italy we call it “sVista” (”oversight”) ;-)
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Cook66 Said,
November 21st, 2007 @6:11 pm  
These lists are suppose to be funny, not a generic list of what any active Linux user would be doing. Try again.
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hendoc Said,
November 23rd, 2007 @10:22 am  
You would NOT drink a beer with Bill Gates.
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Rosvall Said,
November 26th, 2007 @4:26 am  
‘You understand what the command “mv windows /dev/null” means.’

That would mean “Overwrite my null-device with a file or directory called ‘windows’.”
That would remove the device-node, not the windows file/directory.

Oh, and btw, linux isn’t a religion, it’s a fucking operating system!

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Jon Said,
November 26th, 2007 @8:47 am  
I own a mr Flibble so does that counts as a penguin?

Ubuntu user

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Razberrie Tart Said,
November 27th, 2007 @6:30 pm  
Roughly 10/15, if i edit a few things, like OFTC instead of Freenode, and my parents don’t own a PC, but my brother does and may be converting. Alsom my distro is my homepage, and I don’t drive so i can’t get to any LUG’s ….

I am in Salt Lake City so if anyone is near here, want to come pick me up for one ?

I want a Mr Flibble ! haha I so do. and a red checked gingham dress ;)
Here’s mine.

If you appoint yourself the Official Fangirl (or boy!) for any Linux distro.

I am sidux Official Fangirl.

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Razberrie Tart Said,
November 27th, 2007 @6:31 pm  
… oh as far as tux on the desk ? Pfft, we ran out of room for Tux on teh desk a LONG time ago, my GF has at LEAST 30+ penguin/tux plushies now :D They ring the stair around teh sunken part of our living room.
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ü,.py Said,
December 2nd, 2007 @2:39 pm  
1. No - USB-stick with linux on it. Cds are so deprecated
2. No - only reading online articles.
3. No - I don’t ask, I just do it.
4. No - Notebook is the mans best friend, no space for pets
5. No - But I just take a random guess and suggest you can try something like `cat /dev/random > /dev/disk/by-label/WINDOWS`
6. No - My linux-wiki is my homepage
7. No - Why would I
8. No - My mug has my name on it, to prevent it from disappearing
9. No - Why should I celebrate an admin if I’m always using one of my own notebooks or my USB-Stick Linux
10. No - OFTC
11. No -
12. Yes - to be precise, they are using my old computers
13. Yes - I think it can be translated with “Linux for gui people”
14. Yes
15. Yes
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krish Said,
December 28th, 2007 @12:33 pm  
Another addiction point - You try Linux From Scratch
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joolz Said,
January 7th, 2008 @8:48 pm  
+1 more.. You run a desktop system made from junkbox parts and using your own linux built with LFS ;)
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CBNorie Said,
April 28th, 2008 @4:40 am  
You have set a Google news alert for Hardy Heron.
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CBNorrie Said,
April 28th, 2008 @4:45 am  
You write to Bill Gates and suggest he replaces Windows Vista with a rebadged version of Ubuntu Hardy Heron, calling it Windows 0804
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don Said,
April 28th, 2008 @7:05 am  
you argue about what “mv windows /dev/null/” means
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J Said,
April 28th, 2008 @8:01 am  
“You want a Penguin for a pet.”

Does rooting for the Pittsburgh Penguins count instead? :-D
Because I suspect my cat wouldn’t get along well with a pet penguin, heh…

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T1TAN23 Said,
April 30th, 2008 @6:37 am  
16. You install VMWare and have several different linux distros installed on one box.

On my OS X 10.5.2 I have Gentoo, Ubuntu 8.04, CentOS, Damn Small Linux, and Fedora all installed, and dare I say winblows XP too :(

17. When you sit down at a winblows machine to help your friend get his computer up and running, you always mistakingly type ‘tail -f dmesg’

18. You always refer to windows as winblows.

19. You have a tux penguin tattoo

20. You always think your GF is sexiest when she is wearing nothing but your new Hardy Heron T-shirt

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dennis a. Said,
April 30th, 2008 @10:57 pm  
- one of your bookmarks is “Distrowatch”
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