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based on: https://lemmy.world/post/53081436 by @VegOwOtenks@lemmy.world

original: https://xkcd.com/2501

see also: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2501:_Average_Familiarity

BSD means something else methinks

I don't know why but putting BSDs in all caps disturbed me and I read it as BS DS..

Call me when we start taking about BeOS, OS/2 and HyperDOS.

It's actually a new project called BSD Secure. The entire root filesystem is encrypted using TLS, and you need both a domain and a valid certificate to boot. Better not let them expire!

We need to introduce the commoners to real time OS so they can ditch their fake time stuff

Okay but surely people get that BSD and Linux aren’t remotely the same thing, even though both are Unix-like and POSIX compatible, right?

All my homies running Haiku

Thanks for putting those links there. I was like I swear I saw a crappier version of this yesterday 😂

or we could just consider time as officially ended

Of course

BeOS, be still my heart. What a blast from the past.

Wait, they weren't talking about that AC DC tribute band?

Its true, though. The number of clients that go silent when I ask what operating system they are running is staggering.

This is one of your primary tools for work, people. I feel it's like a painter not knowing what different brushes are for, or a wood worker trying to plane a board with a sander. A professional should have a more than passing knowledge about how to use and maintain their tools. I'll die on that hill.

I just want to say, to no one in particular…

Our ‘home’ MacBook was end of life / support recently (2017 intel). I backed up then nuked the OS and replaced it with Mint/Cinnamon.

My wife (who is very definitely NOT technical in any way) has embraced this and carried on with no issues so far, with FF and LibreOffice. It’s been nearly 6mo and no home IT support required.

Edit: I think the point I’m trying to make is: if she can crack on with most regular tasks that really boil down to browser + office tools, and not be overly bothered about what the OS is, then there’s hope for people to migrate - especially with how distros have become so accessible of late.

Ah yes, omarchy premium

Or ignoring the brand of the car you drive everyday. You don't need to know how it works, just know enough to operate it safely.

My man!

cloudflare sales department: NUT

flashes gang signs made by my various USB drives

"what do use?"

"the Google"

"huh"

user pulls up their Bing home page, in IE "see"

"...my prices just went up 5x"

It's missing a little something, but I can't put my finger on it

one thing about millenial wives : they can linux through a shitty computer. Technically my one's been using linux longer (this time round) than I have.

Minix til the day I die.

And the Plan 9 of course

Most people actually probably don't know what an operating system is.

Just as accurately, the meme could be:

"[...] the average person probably only knows Android, iOS, Windows, and MacOS."
"And Linux, of course."
"Of course."

i thought the os was bds but that's boycott, divest, sanction

bsd is berkley software distribution, an unix based os

Okay, I'll bite. What?

Ahh, right... That one weird non-foldable DS. Nearly pointless -_-

AKA: The BS DS.

🤍

This is a certified 2DS moment

Bungou Stray Dogs of course!

Yeah yeah I know what they mean... Hahaha

D-- Do you mean BDSM?! That would've been a better joke actually...

I get why they would know only windows and macos, but none at all?!

Most people know Windows, "iPad", "Mac" and "Samsung" as OS.

Indeed :p

Let's take a moment to jam out to the BeOS Talking Blues.

Many people do not think about an OS when they think Windows or Mac

They're not that bad they know the word andriod.

"Windows computer" "apple computer"

They simply don't know what an OS is. To them, the UI is simply part of the phone; it's a package deal.

Actually, the joke was that experts assume normies would know BSDs and Linux. The fact of it is, most normies don't know any OS.

My point was that whomever edited the comic was actually overestimating the average person's knowledge. They assumed normies know any OS, even the ones most folks use daily (Android or iOS).

Lmfao most do not

I've had people tell me the make before.

A week ago someone was telling me about problems they were having with IE, it was Edge.

Still, a lot of people don't think of computers as anything beyond "computer", and wouldn't be able to make that distinction.

With phones you're lucky if they can differentiate between "Apple" and "Android" (with "Apple" meaning "like my phone" and "Android" meaning "weird Apple clone"). I remember in 2018/2019 we were filming something on our phones with an external mic and the person who provided the mics first smugly thought me an idiot and then was completely dumbfounded when I passed on a lightning to 3.5mm adapter for connecting the mic. Yes, this isn't about operating systems. But it shows that there's a kind of person that doesn't consider tech being like anything beyond what their device is like

I was just taking a walk through busy streets, and thought about how I've heard of unbranded high-quality clothes and tech for people that have money but no desire to see advertisement in their house, much less be a walking advert — but I've never heard of unbranded cars. All the pricey car marques display their logos eagerly, and especially the ‘executive’ cars' logos are larger than others'.

In fact, it's with really odd cars like retro-styled ones or obscure limited-production outfits, that I have to google as to what the hell I'm looking at. E.g. Morgan has their hood logo looking into the sky, might as well not be there at all.

I mean, I had a 2011 Macbook with MacOS chugging along until early this year iirc, when the SSD croaked after another reboot due to power outage. I would probably still use it myself if not for the fact that Macbooks throttle the CPU when there's no battery, since the power adapter can't deliver peak power.

It has 16 GB of RAM, which is still the norm for laptops. Moreover, it actually supported higher RAM frequency than officially advertised, which I promptly exploited by buying said higher-freq RAM.

Maybe the joke is that the comments would quibble over details that are fleeting in time and transcend operating systems instead.