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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Companies that use desktop Linux (aussie.zone)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Basically title. Do you know of any companies that use desktop Linux?

I can think of two in my area in Brisbane - Adfinis and Red Hat. Both have a pretty small presence here from what I last heard (several employees each).

My employer allows the Linux team to use Linux but it's discouraged and our lives are made somewhat difficult.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What an awful take. "Free as in freedom" includes not being docked pay for your software choices.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Right, well, free means free. Free software users wouldn't get docked. Non-free software users would.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I said free as in freedom, not free as in gratis.

But since you want to double down on this bad idea, let me explain why it's shit:

If your employer expects you to use tools to do your job, they should pay for those tools if they cost something. Passing off operational expenses to the employees that use more expensive tools is hideously anti-worker, and it's not even funny as a joke.

Employers should pay for the tools used to run their businesses, and you should learn what the "free" in "free open source software" means, because it's not about money.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There are no tools that you need to pay for that are not free as gratis or libre.

But I would be OK with only charging for software that's not libre. So software thats gratis but not libre doesn't dock you, since you're contributing to something good that helps the world

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You have never had a job before, huh?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lol I'm in my 30s and hold a senior position. I've had a lot of jobs..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Oh, you failed up. Checks out.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Yes, the word free in English both means free as in gratis, without cost, as well as free as in freedom.