Original memes attached as signatures when the PTT account “ivon852” posts, with explanations of their meanings and meme sources.
Most of them are related to free software and Linux topics.
If you want to steal my memes: go ahead. The memes here are all licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
No Longer Buying SBCs for Cost-Performance Ratio#
After you no longer buy SBCs for cost-performance ratio: “I pledge myself to the valuable Raspberry Pi.”
Explanation: There are many manufacturers making ARM SBCs, but the Raspberry Pi series launched by the Raspberry Pi Foundation counts as the most successful product. Although SBCs produced by other Chinese manufacturers have a higher cost-performance ratio, they often have problems such as closed-source drivers, Linux support lagging behind Android, manufacturers taking the lead in violating the GPL, and communities that are not large enough.
Meme source: 「我投靠有價值的民進黨」林飛帆哽咽嗆柯文哲
Explaining What distro-hopping Is#
Explaining what distro-hopping is: falling in love with someone else is a happy thing.
Explanation: So-called distro-hopping refers to the act of users switching Linux distributions. Because Linux distributions have diverse desktops and each distribution has its own characteristics, indecisive users will look at DistroWatch rankings and be tempted by memes from r/unixporn, frequently reinstalling their systems. This also means their hearts keep changing. After some exploration, which may take anywhere from a few years to who knows how long, many users will find the distribution that suits them best. By the way, the 1992 album Falling in Love with Someone Else Is a Happy Thing is very worth listening to. It is a masterpiece from before Wu Bai used Wu Chun-lin to make big money!
Meme source: Wu Bai’s album Falling in Love with Someone Else Is a Happy Thing (1992)
Debian Is Harder to Use Than Ubuntu#
When Debian is questioned by Ubuntu about why it is so hard to use: I am your father, damn it.
Explanation: Ubuntu is a system developed based on Debian. In a sense, you can say Debian is Ubuntu’s father, and the two have many similarities. However, Debian’s installer is not as friendly compared with Ubuntu’s, and many times you have to read the manual and type commands.
Meme source: 「我是你爸爸」！ 陳其邁斥王郁琦 爆失言
When You Try to Install Non-Free Software#
Absolutely Proprietary! When you try to install non-free software/non-open-source software: sorry sorry sorry.
Explanation: Richard Stallman is the founder of the free software movement. Quite a few members of the free software community regard Richard Stallman as a religious leader, as if using proprietary software in violation of doctrine would disappoint him.
Meme source: The left side is a meme that often appears when attacking non-free software. The right side is the expression Houjou Satoko shows when her identity is exposed by Furude Rika in Higurashi: When They Cry - Sotsu.
So, About That Source Code?#
When a vendor tries to sell me closed-source software: so, about that source code?
Explanation: Many software companies seek KOL sponsored placements. Unfortunately, I do not accept sponsored placements for proprietary software. Source code comes first; only then is there freedom, and only then can user trust be obtained.
Meme source: Cooking Master Boy
BSD Is Even More Free Than GPL#
Linux’s GPL license terms are the freest! Meanwhile, FreeBSD’s BSD license terms: I absolutely cannot allow anyone to be freer than me!!!
Explanation: GPL and BSD are both free software licenses, but they differ slightly. GPL requires modified source code to also be released as open source in order to protect the community, while BSD does not. Therefore, the BSD license terms are more friendly to commercial use. The meme happens to have three exclamation marks, representing the BSD 3-Clause License.
Meme source: Baki
OnePlus’s Answer Is Oxygen#
Explanation: Flashing a Chinese-version OnePlus phone to OxygenOS gives you a purer Android experience, full GMS service support, and removes a lot of useless bloatware.
Meme source: Baki
Gaming on Linux with Wine Is Painful#
GAMING ON LINUX be like
Explanation: Although tools such as Steam Proton and Wine have made gaming on Linux more convenient, some games still require manually setting up a pile of odds and ends before they can run. And if none of it works, the only solution is to spin up a Windows QEMU/KVM virtual machine with GPU passthrough.
Meme source: “Mr. Incredible Becoming Uncanny” meme
Bloated Ubuntu and Lean Alpine Linux#
Alpine Linux:OpenRC, Busybox, musl libc. Ubuntu: Systemd, GNU coreutils, Glibc, Snap (bloated).
The two systems have different components, which creates the difference in resource usage. You may think GNU/Linux is a matter of course, but Alpine Linux does not think so.
Meme source: Bocchi by Inkspirate
socket-chan socket-chan socket-chan socket-chan socket-chan#
Your computer keeps making the sound Shou-chan Shou-chan Shou-chan Shou-chan Shou-chan.
Explanation: On Linux systems, whether X11, Wayland, or sshd, Unix sockets are constantly used for inter-process communication. socket sounds similar to the Japanese “Shou-chan.”
Meme source: BanG Dream! Ave Mujica episode 11
Rust Is a Huge Piece of Shit#
Do not come over here!
Explanation: Rust, as an emerging programming language, was introduced into the kernel after Linux kernel 6.1, sparking huge controversy among C language developers.
Meme source: BanG Dream! Ave Mujica and BLACKHOLE 8 糞喰漢
BIOS vs βίος#
Nobody: BIOS (the cold boot firmware screen); Me: βίος (insert song from Guilty Crown)
Explanation: The Greek transliteration of βίος is BIOS.
Meme source: insert song from Guilty Crown
The Hero of ARM-Based Linux Tablets Has Yet to Appear#
The hero of high-performance ARM-based Linux tablets has yet to appear. The few manufacturers making Linux tablets can only be gang-raped by powerful enemies.
Explanation: When will there be a high-performance ARM-based Linux tablet? Ideally around NT$20,000, with both software and hardware quality at a certain level, able to compete with Android tablets, iPad, and Surface. It should not be absurdly expensive, like Snapdragon X Elite; not a device made by hackers, like PineTab; not a hacked device, like flashing postmarketOS onto a Xiaomi tablet; and definitely not a one hit wonder, like JingPad.
Meme source: [Fatalpulse (朝凪)] VictimGirls19 JEZEBEL AMAZONES (ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか)
Using Political Fan Pages as an Aphrodisiac#
Because Facebook does not let you look at erotic images, follow political fan pages and use politics as an aphrodisiac.
Explanation: Facebook bans pornographic content, applies inconsistent standards, and Zucks people at the drop of a hat. Meanwhile, Facebook has never lacked fan pages run by political obsessives, constantly launching raids here and there, giving people pleasure.
Meme source: Kissinger’s “Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.” The template is: Fragmented Speech.
A Fan Page That Scolds the DPP but Turns Out to Be Pro-Unification#
Newly discovered a fan page that scolds the DPP, but it turns out to be pan-blue-brained/pro-unification.
Explanation: Society needs voices that criticize the DPP, but if that criticism comes from the standpoint of pan-blue media, talking all day about Greater Chinese nationalism, it reduces persuasiveness. And if it is pro-unification criticism of the DPP from the perspective of the aggressor, then it is even less persuasive.
Meme source: Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants
Linux Has Finally Become a 4% Guy#
According to statistics, Linux has finally become 4%.
Explanation: According to statistics, the market share of Linux desktop systems reached 4% in 2024. Facing the siege of the other two major parties… no, the other two operating systems, in the end it is still only 4%.
Meme source: 4%仔| PTT鄉民百科.柯粉與小草的別稱。民眾黨籍的吳益政，於2023年高雄市長補選只獲得4.06%之選票
