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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
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Linux is amazing. It's hitting peak productivity with support for every driver, and highly optimized systems like Systems, Dbus, Wayland,and Pipewire. It's actually world class rn, both windows and Mac are jealous of what the core Linux is now. Linux now runs every server, most of the world's phones, most of the IoT devices, and some gaming stuff
But it's still a tiny percentage of desktop/laptop, so yeah idk it's all good
For gaming, sure - proton has gone a really long way toward making most Windows games playable on Linux without too much effort.
For non technical users? Not so much, ChromeOS is putting in more work there.
Linux implies an IT burden that I don't see most non technical users carrying without someone there to provide IT support. My mom, for example, won't ever touch Linux because I'm damned well not going to provide on call support for that. ChromeOS though? That's set and forget enough for the non technical crowd.
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I wonder what will happen when those window machines go out of updates. The majority of people don't need window programs.
They probably will just continue using them and Microsoft will continue putting out patches once in a while
I think that happened a few years after Ubuntu came out
More devices need to come with Linux out of the box. It should be possible to buy a device with Linux at your local Walmart.
lemmy has more of a chance at replacing Reddit than this
Yes, linux is spreading under my coworkers, at least
Gaming was absolutely the only reason I didn't switch permanently
Switched all my machines over to Linux within a month or so of getting my steam deck and see no reason to go back
Can't imagine I'm the only one who was waiting for this, though that said I am fairly technical, I don't think most non technical people will see enough of a reason to switch
no.
Next year will be the year when people say "this will be the year of the linux rennaisance"
That said I guess there is Da Vinci Resolve available.
When is Wayleonardo coming to debian as standard?
