Unfunny Programming Memes: Explaining the Intent Behind My PTT Signatures

infoivonblog.nkfjt@aleeas.com (Ivon Huang) — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0800

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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

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Unfunny Programming Memes: Explaining the Intent Behind My PTT Signatures

No Longer Buying SBCs for Cost-Performance Ratio #

Explaining What distro-hopping Is #

Debian Is Harder to Use Than Ubuntu #

When You Try to Install Non-Free Software #

No Longer Buying SBCs for Cost-Performance Ratio
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Explaining What distro-hopping Is
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Debian Is Harder to Use Than Ubuntu
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When You Try to Install Non-Free Software
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