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No. Not Mastodon either. It's like how some say "linux is an alternative to windows", as much as some people wish it was, it's simply not.
by gcau 4y ago
No. Not Mastodon either. It's like how some say "linux is an alternative to windows", as much as some people wish it was, it's simply not.
- NayamAmarshe 4y ago> "linux is an alternative to windows", as much as some people wish it was, it's simply not. But it is? Simply just saying something isn't, doesn't make it so. If I along with millions of others in 2022, can use Linux for all my needs and not touch the spyware that is Windows, Linux is as much of an alternative as iOS is to Android. I think what you'd want to say is, Linux doesn't have as big of a marketshare as Windows, which is true but how does it not make Linux an alternative? If millions of people can use Linux based Chromebooks and not think about Windows or MacOS, it is already a viable alternative. Maybe not for you, maybe not for someone else, but it is a real alternative whether you like the fact or not.
- zimpenfish 4y ago> But it is? Simply just saying something isn't, doesn't make it so. I think that sometimes when people say "X is/is not an alternative to Y", they're actually meaning "replacement". Such as the current "Is the Fediverse an alternative to Twitter?" Obviously, yes. Is it a replacement? Obviously, no, and it could never be since it doesn't implement a whole bunch of Twitter features! Same with Linux - "Is Linux an alternative to Windows?" Yes. A replacement? Probably not but it would depend on what you're wanting to do, surely.
- NayamAmarshe 4y agoLinux Desktop can be a replacement but like you said, it depends sometimes. Adobe and a few other creative software are not available on Linux, which means the only remaining alternative is MacOS. But I believe for the rest, normal daily usage, Linux Desktop is the perfect and the most pro-consumer software out there.