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[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 100 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I've been seeing it pop up more in embedded/PC based devices. Seems to be replacing Windows XP and the other embedded Windows versions. Guess Microsoft wants too much for those licenses.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 46 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was really surprised seeing KDE on the kiosk at our local unemployment office which is notorious for bad IT. That was 7 or 8 years ago.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Even bad IT people can still run Linux, though.

Signed,
A bad IT guy.

Edit: I run Arch BTW

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago

kwik trip's self-serve 'fresh blends' smoothie machines use it. see one crashed every now and then here.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago

I used to run 8.1 embedded as my desktop and honestly if my exoerience with it was anything to go by windows embedded has been only requiring more resources while losing features that make having a separate embedded edition make sense.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 65 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 36 points 2 months ago

"Please just put the fries in the bag. I don't care about open source or that GNU is the operating system and Linux is the kernel or whatever you're yappin about!"

[–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 47 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Beats the hell out of paying Microsoft so you can keep running your business.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Instead they're probably paying Canonical

[–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 4 points 2 months ago

That or competent in house staff, but either are better options.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 28 points 2 months ago

TIL one Wendy's uses Ubuntu

Seems a bit heavy to use full Ubuntu for a single application appliance, but I guess it’s still probably better than Windows.

[–] KbSez@piefed.social 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

smart. 1000% less problems than windows and 5000% more secure

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

-900% problems..... Not sure you thought that through.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I got -900% problems but a snap ain't one

I don't know man

[–] Chodi_MacCunt@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 months ago

u got anofg erhghs

[–] cholesterol@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Linux is so robust it can absorb ≤ 9 problems created elsewhere.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if Wendy's donates back to the project. Ive seen so many companies use Foss software and not pay anything and it pisses me off every time.

[–] amon@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Tbf it's just a kiosk so I doubt there's anything special other than a kiosk software and Ubuntu core image

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah but they should still pay Ubuntu for using their os to make profit off.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Thanks for sharing, always nice to see!

But nowadays I'd be surprised if one of these display devices ran Windows or some similar crap that is NOT Linux.

Ubuntu/Canonical did, imho, the right thing to offer paid support for what is otherwise a free OS. That's what companies care for, that cannot afford a full IT employee or even department. Of course Redhat et. al. also offer that but Ubuntu seems more suitable for smaller solutions?

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

That’s what companies care for, that cannot afford a full IT employee or even department.

I doubt those companies can afford paid support from the likes of Cannonical and Red Hat - their licenses are solely for other at-scale companies to write off expenses and shift blame if something hits the fan.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago
[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Gross. Dont buy from evil corporations

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 6 points 2 months ago

It's a socialism for me not thee business model.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago
[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

I had a frosty once

[–] h4x0r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Wow! I can't believe a company would use an OS.

[–] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

So does Panda E

[–] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Ubuntu for a kiosk is really dumb though. I guess it's still better than windows.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago)
[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 months ago

They ship a kiosk specific build if I remember correctly