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    [–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Huh. 20 years. That's how long I've been using Linux as my primary OS. I hadn't actually thought about how long that's been the case until now.

    [–] brckd@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

    i wasn't even born back then

    [–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Yeah its about the same for me, I started using Linux in earnest around 1997 when the local data magazine distributed Red Hat 4.2, but switched to using it full time around 2003.

    [–] mkwt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

    For me it was 2003. Debian Woody. On an EasyBytes CDROM. That I paid 5 dollars for. Replaced Windows 98. The boost to the usability of that computer was insane.

    [–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

    Funny, that's how ling I've been using Linux too. It turned into a very lucrative career too, so there's that I guess.