Chris Trottier on Nostr: People keep bringing up the very tired “Linux on the desktop” meme to dismiss the ...
People keep bringing up the very tired “Linux on the desktop” meme to dismiss the Fediverse.
But a meme is just a meme.
In the real world, Linux dominates.
Your phone? Probably Linux. Your car’s infotainment system? Linux. Your router? Linux.
Chromebook? Linux.
Windows has a Linux Subsystem too.
Linux has won.
The “Linux on the desktop” naysayers don’t even realize it.
The Fediverse should be so lucky.
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