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Old 05-14-2015, 09:09 PM   #551
eschwartz
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Originally Posted by SleepyBob View Post
I would delineate them by what actions a user takes to troubleshoot when something goes wrong on a stock device.

Windows: Run virus checker exe, install a driver, change a registry setting (after googling), reinstall Windows

Linux: google, google, sudo/apt-get commands

Kindle/Android: uninstall programs, reboot, call customer service, live with it

The typical troubleshooting process is very distinct for the three groups. So that's my "quacks like a duck" litmus test.
That litmus test is only testing the average intelligence of the users. A typical Android user would also use the Ubuntu Software Center when on a Linux PC -- what is the difference between that and the Google Play Store... besides what computing language is used in installed programs?

Also I will have you know I never use apt-get, does that mean ArchLinux isn't linux?
What would you call someone who runs LFS? They don't even use a package manager, it is all "./configure; make; make install" after manually downloading sources
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