Will this be year of the linux desktop?
this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2024
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Chinese government switching to Linux would result in a huge uptick in usage, and I expect we'll see secondary effects from businesses that work with the government as well.
Can't wait to see US state and federal governments posting cybersecurity bulletins about the threat of Linux based software's vulnerability to foreign adversary activity, prohibiting its use on US government systems or contracting with companies that use it.
That's when you hit them with, "it's not Linux technically, it's Gnu+Linux".
Ah jeez thta would be dumb.
They should take over NixOS while they’re at it.
Any speculation that the Pax Americana will claim that this country of color that managed to oppose the information and communication technology monopoly of western European diaspora is the greatest authoritarian terrorist evil mastermind today that is even more "evil" than Nazi German who merely copied the Indian Residential fake school Holocaust from Bitish diaspora for the Nazi Holocaust. The fear of hard working innovative successful Communists who gain support from the invisible hand to takeover key positions of Pax Americana society according the Cold War paranoia propaganda could still persist, especially with the rise of a superpower by people of color.
I wish more games work on Linux
A lot do work well these days. Steam Deck is the most streamlined experience but Wine is getting a lot better these days in general.
Okay so serious question, what will they replace it with?
I know about openkylin linux, and if that gets used more i'd be happy lol. year of the linux desktop!
But doesn't huawei make harmony os for desktops? or is that just mobile and cars?
Kylin would be my there are a number of domestic designs based on RISC-V architecture, for example
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