like for example, one time i was browsing through some neofetch screenshots and i found out that a lot of them have anime or furry stuff as their wallpaper or profile picture, but they use linux. hmm or maybe they even have proprietary videogame images!! i used to think that was bad but now i realize that even if you have proprietary stuff as images like, furry fanart of some proprietary videogame, it’s like just a picture, a jpeg. but still, younger me would’ve freaked out by the idea of having proprietary files, but i still enjoy linux. what do you think?? please

  • nyan@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Most people are not obsessed monomaniacs with room for only one interest in their lives. That means that most Linux users are interested in things other than free software, so many will choose to “dress up” their computers in ways that showcase their other interests, and may use material that is not under copyleft licenses to do so. If this causes you anxiety or confusion, you may want to speak to a mental health professional. Seriously.

  • Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show
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    3 days ago

    What you use as a wallpaper is personal choice. Maybe you like anime. Maybe you are a fan of a game franchise. It’s personal choice, so it shouldn’t matter to anyone else what you have on your wallpaper.

    Shouldn’t you be allowed to wear Adidas shoes, since you run Linux on your PC?

    • stationary_melon@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 days ago

      If you aren’t compiling your own shoes you are legally forbidden to use Linux.

      Sorry, I don’t make the rules.

  • Lemmchen@feddit.org
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    3 days ago

    On a scale from 1 to 10, how autistic would you say you are? Because caring about proprietary motives on the wallpaper of other people sounds a little divergent to me.

    • data1701d (He/Him)@startrek.websiteEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Autism has little to do with it - I’m on the spectrum and I have “proprietary” Star Trek wallpapers on all my Linux machines - Ent D and DS9 on desktop, DS9 crew on laptop, Cerritos on that one old Chromebook I installed Bcachefs Debian Testing on for fun once, Borg cube on my Surface…

      Now my wallpaper choices and overall Star Trek fandom… you could probably make a reasonable guess on where that comes from. 😉

      • M. Orange@beehaw.org
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        2 days ago

        I think the original commenter suggested autism because of OP’s rather… peculiar hyperfixation. Hyperfixations on atypical things are common in people on the spectrum.

        To me, it’s either that or OP is very very young.

        EDIT: also, star trek rules

      • WasPentalive@lemmy.oneEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Good choice for the Microsoft Surface - The BORG. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

  • LiveLM@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Man, if you’re freaking out over “”“proprietary wallpapers”“” just wait until you see how many MacOS clones there are in r/unixporn lmao, chill.

    • adrihii@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      umm,i’m not joking or am a teenager, i’m 21, it’s just that when i was 18 and stuff i was really into that, into linux. into free software, and my entire life was about that, i still like gnu but i also like other stuff like the furry fandom!!

  • prototype_g2@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    What do I think? I think it’s normal to have wallpapers that aren’t related to the kernel of you OS and I’m struggling to make sense of how people setting their wallpaper to something they like could possibly be a problem.