15 Signs that you are addicted to Linux

December 3, 2007 by Adrian
Filed under: Linux, Open Source 

Here are 15 signs that you are addicted to Linux…

  1. You bring a live CD with you whenever you’ll be using a computer away from your house.
  2. You subscribe to a Linux magazine such as Linux Journal, Linux Mag, or Linux Format
  3. Every time a friend or relative complains about their computer being slow due to spyware, adware and viruses, you tell them to install Linux.
  4. You want a Penguin for a pet.
  5. You understand what the command “mv windows /dev/null” means.
  6. Your home page is http://www.google.com/linux
  7. You subscribe to my RSS feed.
  8. You own a RTFM coffee mug.
  9. You participate in System Administrator Appreciation Day.
  10. You hang out on Freenode.
  11. You are a member of a local Linux User Group.
  12. You have installed Linux on your mom and dads computers.
  13. You know the African definition of the word Ubuntu.
  14. You know who Linus Torvalds is.
  15. You know who Hans Reiser is, and what he is accused of.

Can you think of anymore? Leave a comment and share with everyone.

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Comments

15 Comments on 15 Signs that you are addicted to Linux

  1. Gillion DuPree on Mon, 3rd Dec 2007 1:05 am
  2. 16. you feel that the eeePC’s inability to run Vista is a badge of honor.

  3. ehrick on Mon, 3rd Dec 2007 12:21 pm
  4. i think you should add Richard Stallman.

  5. stefan on Mon, 3rd Dec 2007 9:11 pm
  6. 17. You sing the Free Software Song in your bathtub. (For those eager to learn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sJUDx7iEJw)

  7. adrian on Mon, 3rd Dec 2007 11:00 pm
  8. haha stefan your right in the 17 spot and that’s cool.

  9. Zappes on Mon, 10th Dec 2007 4:04 pm
  10. 18. Your major problem with the Playstation 3 is that you can’t completely erase the PS3 partition on the hard drive in order to get a maximum amount of disk space for your Linux installation.

  11. cribcat on Fri, 8th Feb 2008 11:50 pm
  12. You had me at # 1

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  15. Aaron on Tue, 21st Oct 2008 9:21 am
  16. I… I don’t know what to say. At first I just thought linux was easier to use with less restrictions. But this list has made me realize I’m a full blown addict. I made my grandmother switch to linux and I tell all my friends that I stopped supporting windows. Where do I go from here? Can I get help? IS THERE ANY HOPE FOR ME?!?!

  17. Mike Mixer on Tue, 21st Oct 2008 9:58 am
  18. you totally can’t find apt-get updating your girlfriends windows box

  19. Adrian on Wed, 22nd Oct 2008 11:16 pm
  20. Aaron your linux addict, there is no cure for that.

  21. Adrian on Wed, 22nd Oct 2008 11:18 pm
  22. Mike hahaha that’s cool. apt-get to upgrade your girlfriends windows box. hahaha cool.

  23. Dan on Tue, 11th Nov 2008 5:39 am
  24. You can’t find an excuse not to hack life.
    Most of your music and pictures are free.
    You have open-sourced your soul.
    You refer to those other operating systems as “obsolete”, “legacy”, “irrelavant” and “blasphemous”.
    You complain that every computer crashes because it isn’t Linux.
    You tried to type “ls” while on a Windows machine.
    You tried to copy and paste using the middle mouse button when being forced to use Windows.
    You make up words for other operating systems and companies like “winblows” because you can’t stand to say their names without spitting.
    You know the free software world’s history better than you know your own.

    Tonnes more…

  25. Adrian on Tue, 11th Nov 2008 11:09 am
  26. I like this: You tried to type “ls” while on a Windows machine

  27. Dave on Wed, 12th Nov 2008 5:48 pm
  28. I might know what “mv windows /dev/null” means but I have no idea what it would do.

    Has anyone here ever tried moving something to /dev/null ?

  29. Eloise Boyle on Thu, 13th Nov 2008 11:46 am
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