Shoq

Exactly. But while it’s niche on the desktop, it’s a beast on the server. Why its biggest fans can’t just be content with that win I’ll never really understand. A tractor doesn’t have to look or drive like a Porsche. They are tools with very different applications and focus.

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Sep 2, 2023 at 2:13amSidetoolz
Show threadDan GillmorSep 2, 2023
@shoq It's fine on the desktop, but people prefer convenience and (the illusion of) reliability being spied on to dealing with rough edges.
Show threadShoqSep 2, 2023
@dangillmor.I’m not arguing that it’s not perfectly useful. It has been for many years. But it takes more than that to climb above 2.5% market share. Especially when so many powerhouses are dedicated to keeping it small. I never understood why the Red Hat model couldn’t have been replicated in the consumer space. I still think it could be. One big product with serious dollars behind it could still change the game. But it has to have a driving motivation. Cloud culture makes that a challenge.
Show threadDan GillmorSep 2, 2023
@shoq Microsoft makes it difficult for PC manufacturers to offer competitive options. And for most of the manufacturers, it just isn't worth the hassle to preload anything but Windows.
Show threadShoqSep 2, 2023
@dangillmor Nope , which is why I say only a someone that wants to set billions on fire can afford to carve a path though that thicket. What a tragedy that Musk’s wealth was so squandered on his psychopathy. He could have mattered in so many places.
Show threadAI6YR BenSep 2, 2023
@dangillmor @shoq There's force of habit, too. I finally switched to desktop #Linux (Debian/GNOME) this week when I got fed up with all the stuff Microsoft was force feeding me, even though I have been using Server Linux for a decade (also, I was very irked at the indications they were sending all my clicks and urls and everything else into the great big maw of Bing AI). It was just easier to go with what was loaded on the PC, initially.
Show thread₵ⱧⱤł₴ ⱤØ₥₱ NZ6F 🇺🇦💪🏻🇬🇱❤️Sep 2, 2023
@ai6yr @dangillmor @shoq Can’t blame you. I’ve been using NextDNS (and previously pihole) to filter out telemetry sending. It’s better to not even need to.
Show threadChris_NO7ESep 2, 2023
@ai6yr @dangillmor @shoq I did the same thing a few weeks ago. Are used to run Linux on the server at work back in the 90s it was time to go back. 👍