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Add to SafariWhen comparing Bryan Lunduke vs Luke Smith, the Slant community recommends Luke Smith for most people. In the question“What are the best Youtube channels for Linux content?” Luke Smith is ranked 1st while Bryan Lunduke is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose Luke Smith is:
He's not a programmer, or someone who particularly enjoys using computers, so he doesn't focus on the latest tools or computing fads. The channel is almost exclusively about what he finds helpful when doing his work.
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Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Long forum interviews
Bryan Lunduke often creates long forum interviews content with popular figures with the Linux development community as well as industry experts.
Pro Covers Linux-specific events
Bryan Lunduke often covers Linux-specific events that might otherwise not be available online. He mainly covers events of which he has contacts attending or at which he is presenting.
Pro Educates the public
Bryan Lunduke creates content educating the public about Linux, privacy concerns related to digital tools, and current events specific to the internet or digital technology.
Pro Bryan Lunduke is a software industry professional
Bryan Lunduke is a software industry professional which has worked for such companies as openSUSE and Microsoft.
Pro Enjoyable personality
In general, Bryan has a carefree, humorous personality. Because of this, his videos are not as monotone as other channels.
Pro Approaches computing as a means to an end
He's not a programmer, or someone who particularly enjoys using computers, so he doesn't focus on the latest tools or computing fads. The channel is almost exclusively about what he finds helpful when doing his work.
Pro Amazing tutorials
It is possible to learn a lot from Luke.
Pro Concise, up to the point
No rambling and not too much proselytism.
Pro Great sense of humor
Pro Memes
Pro He is a good human
Not like some other YouTubers who beg for subscribers, he does his work genuinely.
Pro Efficient
He makes every task more efficient for himself and shares the tricks and tips. Always works in order to make his system less bloated. He won’t share everything, he will show you stuff and give you ideas but you may have to learn a lot from other sources to be able to implement it.
Pro Ubuntu hater
Cons
Con Lies
Likes to make claims that hurt the credibility of other creators. The most common example is JB not actually being a Linux user. While there may be some truth behind it since old videos used to be edited on a Mac. It is clear that their are a majority of members that exclusively run Linux.
Con Some content behind a Patreon paywall
Some of Bryan Lunduke's videos are exclusive, and can only be accessed through Patreon.
Con Condescending, opinionated talk
Con Holds opinions that are contrary to Linux ethos
Opinions expressed in non Linux related videos are often extreme and discriminatory, in antitheses of the free and open source philosophy that surrounds Linux and software related to it.
Con Political
Con Decent Linux content is contaminated with toxic 4Chan memes
Hard to understand why a smart, introspective guy like Luke Smith undercuts his content by including all the 4Chan memes and obvious appeals to the most toxic elements of the audience. It seems to be like a bad habit for him, because he will make long form content and commentary on something interesting, then undermine it by putting 4chan thumbnails or catch phrases all over it.
Con Political
Con Ubuntu hater
