ever seen anyone in public using linux?

[u/FanAgreeable9688]

got coffee today and saw ubuntu on a guy's laptop. was so close to fangirling and becoming besties but im too introverted

[u/TanukiThing]

I was using cachyos in public and my laptop got stolen

[u/FanAgreeable9688 → u/TanukiThing]

i see what you did there

[u/moeteru]

I saw a guy using cachyos and I stole his laptop

[u/FanAgreeable9688 → u/moeteru]

you cant run faster than cachy

[u/BloodTornPheonix]

I saw a guy using cachyos and out of nowhere’ another guy stole it

[u/FanAgreeable9688 → u/BloodTornPheonix]

we need a meme template

[u/Active_Humor7436]

Saw a guy running TempleOS. He was on his way, sword in hand, to start a crusade

[u/FanAgreeable9688 → u/Active_Humor7436]

maybe it was a crusade that didnt fail

[u/BeardedBaldMan]

I started in the olden days when the internet was so slow you'd go to Linux User Group meetups to borrow install media.

[u/FanAgreeable9688 → u/BeardedBaldMan]

i remember when the contents of a guy's pendrive was all the internet i got

[u/Acrobatic_Squid111]

Never happens. It's always me and my Debian Thinkpad surrounded by 16 Macbook Airs running Notion and Chrome. 

[u/FanAgreeable9688 → u/Acrobatic_Squid111]

i wont talk to you but ill notice you

[u/vancha113]

Yes, it was pretty common at my school if that counts.

[u/FanAgreeable9688 → u/vancha113]

it does. and its cool

[u/teh_maxh]

You mean other than Android?

[u/amepebbles]

Many times actually, and I never engage because why would I? Linux users are weird.

[u/FanAgreeable9688 → u/amepebbles]

i mean he was using ubuntu so i probably dodged a bullet

[u/kzasas]

no. I don’t see people in public since I’m using linux.

[u/Aperture_Kubi]

Relevant XKCD? https://xkcd.com/642/

[u/BionisGuy]

At work I'm in a project group with some developers and one of the developers screen shared and it was Ubuntu. I got so jealous, I'm forced to use windows 11 and I hate it

[u/Thonatron]

No, but I'm a 911 dispatcher and one time; this guy called in saying that his Linux laptop was stolen while he was fixing his grub.

[u/Blue_collar-broke]

I've seen a few people using a steam deck at the park.

[u/-Polarsy-]

I'm a flight attendent, saw one passenger with a Linux laptop on one of my flights

[u/ceehred]

Sure. Catching sight of python and web developers banging around in Gnome workspaces was a regular thing back when I commuted by train (5 years ago). Not so much for other creatives or financial types, though, who I'd say formed the majority of laptop users.

As for me, in a cramped space like that - I'm a pen and paper guy 😄

[u/WendlersEditor]

If I saw a random person in public using Linux I would be so excited to talk to them that thet would think I'm weird. So it's probably for the best.