Damn Linux becoming mainstream. How will I feel like a superior tech elite now?
this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2025
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Switch to BSD
Pretty sure BSD is dying, Netcraft confirmed that like 30 years ago.
That's why we need to switch to TempleOS
Plan9 all the way!
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Delete all browsers. Only access the web using curl.
Curl? You thunk I can't craft my own web requests??
Piefed is actually weirdly usable in w3m.
Only use TTY
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Statcounter considers me a Win user due to the Win user agent I'm using, this is not a rare behavior in the Linux space..
Out of genuine curiosity, what is the reasoning for using the Win user agent?
Some sites provide a different behaviour depending on the reported OS
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About to be 6.0000001% when my Kubuntu download finishes. I'm finally taking the dive boys, linux on main here we go.
Congrats and welcome. You are a good man.
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The avalanche has started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote.
Windows' market share is being nibbled to death by cats.
Nah it's just being replaced with phones.
Low tech users used to have cheap windows machines, now they have phones and tablets.
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OK, so now it's important to create collegial democratic project government for Linux, and freeze Linus in carbonite as a memorial. Before Linux has become too important, and before Linus lost his marbles to become a geriatric dictator.
Actually in the age of Android I think it's already too late, but this should be done regardless.
A long time ago when Linux was around 2-3% someone said that macOS adoption by software companies happened when it got to 5% of the marketshare.
If Linux continues down the path, we might see real support from some of the holdouts.
Before anyone says to use an alternative, sometimes there are not workable alternatives.
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SteamOS, Bazzite, and the Plasma DE I think are what's driving Linux to be more popular. They are all very streamlined experiences.
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That's good, I don't care much about the OS people use but yeah as long as they use something that they like and that doesn't exploit them that's great.
I use Guix System as my distro and it's great, just goes to show the power of free software, you won't get something like that anywhere else.
I don’t care much about the OS people use
On a surface level, same. On the other hand, I do believe that more users, if combined with certain design and documentation choices, can enable more contributions and fixes and software support, and I believe this has already been a huge factor in recent improvements to the Linux experience like Proton.
Most technology adoption follows an S curve, it can often take a long time to start to get going. Linux has gradually and steadily been improving especially for games and other desktop uses while at the same time Microsoft has been making Windows worse. I feel more that this is Microsoft's fault, they have abandoned the development of desktop Windows and the advancement of support for modern processor designs and gaming hardware. This has for the first time has let Linux catch up and in many cases exceed Windows capabilities on especially gaming which has always been a stubborn issue. Its still a problem especially in hardware support for VR and other peripherals but its the sort of thing that might sort itself out once the user base grows and companies start producing software for Linux instead.
It might not be enough, but the switching off Windows 10 is causing a change which Microsoft might really regret in a few years.
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When it gets to 7%, is that when there is more malware designed for Linux desktop ?
Yeah, but the user might need to package it first for their distro.
There is already plenty of malware targeting devs on Linux where is it's strongest userbase.
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Honestly didn't believe the year of the linux desktop would be this year. I say it every year as a meme and it's actually here
As a daily Linux user, this makes me VERY VERY happy!!