Thought some of you might wanna engage in the conversation :) A libreddit link for privacy.

  • CyborgMarx [any, any]
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    4 years ago

    Ok, explain who Stallman is like I'm five years old....also what is Linux

    • Chomsky [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      He designed some of the software at the heart of open source software. Most notably GCC, which is a compiler for code. A compiler takes code from human readable form into a form usable by the computer. This is required by languages like C++, but not languages like python or JavaScript. He was also largely responsible for Emacs, which is the only piece of software a computer needs in addition to a browser. Although some computers, like mine, require proprietary software like Minecraft as well.

      • aFairlyLargeCat [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        He was also largely responsible for Emacs, which is the only piece of software a computer needs in addition to a browser.

        You need a text editor as well. :sicko-spin:

      • danisth [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        in addition to a browser

        You sure about that? http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/emacs_eww_web_browser.html

    • Pirate [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      Linux is a great free open source operating system... an alternative to Windows and MacOS. If you are interested then come join us in

      Show libre
      and maybe soon you will be using Linux yourself :) The web runs on Linux and Android is based on Linux... this should give you an idea how powerful it's.