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Urist ,
@Urist@lemmy.ml avatar

They just started counting all my computers and virtual machines on which I run Arch and Nixos btw!

Laser ,

Good choices

Urist ,
@Urist@lemmy.ml avatar

Thanks! As I have been learning to love the Nix way of doing things my only regret is missing the great documentation of Arch. Hopefully we can have the best of both worlds in the future!

EarthShipTechIntern ,

Northern European pride!

Being that Linus is from Finland & all.

techognito ,
@techognito@lemmy.world avatar

yet finland has way less linux users per capita

gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/…/finland#mont…

Facebones ,

Strong social nets that allow people breathing room to allow more interest in how their computers work?

Frostbeard , (edited )

Norwegian here. I quit reddit and joined Lemmy after the API debacle. Installed mint because of W11. (A big factor was how Steam and proton enables me to play games)

Can’t say either Lemmy or Linux has gotten any media attention in the big news sources as far as I can see.

I am the only one in my circle of friends that quit Reddit (most follow the various 40k reddits, and they have no replacement in federated options)

AlexandraHR99 ,

Also Norwegian. I installed Debian linux inspired by my brother who uses a version of Gentoo before systemd, and trying to hack an annoying neighbour’s bluetooth speaker. I quickly became invested in Linux. However, as far as I know, I might be the only one among my friends to make the switch. I joined Lemmy after discovering Voyager on F-Droid on my rooted, degoogled android phone

senectus ,

Did he ever hack the speaker?

Beaver ,
@Beaver@lemmy.ca avatar

We need answers

silasmariner ,

There are two difficult problems in computer science. Naming things, and pairing with Bluetooth speakers.

possiblylinux127 ,

Don’t use root on Android or AOSP/Lineage OS

achille225 ,

Why is that ?

possiblylinux127 ,

It breaks the Android security model

diffusive ,

Never changed the ROM of my abdroid phones but, as far as I understand, it should possible to install Lineage and lock the boot loader and stop using root, no?

possiblylinux127 ,

Lineage doesn’t really support bootloader locking

possiblylinux127 ,

The only way to have those communities is to create them. That’s what I did.

Suoko ,
@Suoko@feddit.it avatar

Cuba, Germany, Greece and Albania have good %

Lucidlethargy ,

Why do you all want to rule the world? Just let people who like windows enjoy it… Jesus christ.

lseif ,

look at the culture and mindset which Windows™ breeds.

laughterlaughter ,

Why spread a good thing to the world? Just let people enjoy their wiretappy thing… jesus christ.

techognito ,
@techognito@lemmy.world avatar

an attempt at an answer:

more linux users = more linux software (and I know this doesn’t mean better linux software)

Or at least attention from the bigger actors e.g., Adobe, Autodesk etc. to make their industry standards available for Linux users

ulterno ,
@ulterno@lemmy.kde.social avatar

I’d rather Adobe not do that, but to each his own.

More Linux users =>

  • more people looking at source code
  • more people potentially paying for development of some OSS Linux software
    • More developer time for said OSS software => better OSS Linux software

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rowdyrockets ,

“Why do you want to educate people? Just let them live in ignorance of the theft right under their noses… Thor Odinson.” - that’s what you sound like

Muffi ,

For a democracy to work it’s people need to act like political consumers. To do so, they need to be informed about the products they consume and their alternatives.

uis ,

That’s political consumerism, not democracy.

possiblylinux127 ,

Hi

zyratoxx , (edited )
@zyratoxx@lemm.ee avatar

I am wondering, what is enjoyable about Windows/Microsoft?

The slow & buggy UI?

The blue screens due to crappy drivers or bc they fucked something up?

The way they erase any customisability, essentially forcing their users to adapt their vision of how a computer should be operated?

How they are coming up with great ideas such as taking system snapshots and having AI analyze them?

The updates that randomly decide to install and then take an eternity with the end user not being able to use their PC whilst an update is taking place?

The 10.000 different ways of updating software?

How they are blatantly ripping off features whilst marketing them as their own ideas?

The way they are turning it more and more into an advertising platform for their own products?

The $139.00 license fee for everything I just mentioned?

Like, the only enjoyable thing I can think of is software availability but thanks to WINE / Proton this advantage is becoming less and less relevant.

TDCN ,
@TDCN@feddit.dk avatar

As a Dane i can say that maybe its because Scandinavians are generally pretty tech savvy and good with digitalisation. Also Scandinavians has a low tolerance for bullshit.

Muffi ,

Also, a lot of Scandinavian libraries are switching their public desktop PCs to Linux.

interdimensionalmeme ,

You reset their screensaver settings twice, you don’t get to do it a third time

Beaver ,
@Beaver@lemmy.ca avatar

Yup. It’s the reason why Denmark is the most developed country in North America as Canada and the United States worship the aristocrats’ bullshit too much.

PureTryOut ,
@PureTryOut@lemmy.kde.social avatar

Did you seriously just name Denmark a country in North America?!

Beaver ,
@Beaver@lemmy.ca avatar

Denmark shares a land border with Canada on Hans Island also France shares a maritime border with Canada.

PureTryOut ,
@PureTryOut@lemmy.kde.social avatar

You can’t seriously call them “countries in North America” though, that’s just ridiculous.

bastion ,

France is quintessential North America.

whydudothatdrcrane ,

This sounds valid. I wonder how many Scandinavians switched to Linux because of Windows 11.

TDCN ,
@TDCN@feddit.dk avatar

Well, I’m one. Fed up with windows BS.

hglman ,

ironically half my team at work is in Norway and they use windows. My team in the US uses linux.

uis , (edited )

Are nowegians hate Finland? I don’t have any other explaination for this.

general_kitten ,

At least us finns only have a rivalry with sweden

Agility0971 ,
@Agility0971@lemmy.world avatar

This cannot be true. The dip in windows is corrolated with the increase in linux. Its just a measurement error

Adanisi ,
@Adanisi@lemmy.zip avatar

The dip in windows is corrolated with the increase in linux

Well, yeah? The users have to come from somewhere?

Its just a measurement error

Maybe

Railcar8095 ,

The dip in “others” correlated to the increase in Linux being correlated is not an issue. They need to add up to 100%, how do you expect one to increase with l without a decrease in the other?

KarnaSubarna ,
@KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml avatar

In India, the share of Linux desktop became double just within one year (from 8% to 16%). I only hope this data is right.

gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/…/india/…

Beaver ,
@Beaver@lemmy.ca avatar

The Karela and Rajasthan states are sexy

maniii ,

Karela == Bitter Melon or Bitter Gourd

Kerala == " Gods own Country " Southern state in India

:-D Hope that clears up the spelling :-D

PanArab , (edited )

This is promising. I hope this continues and spreads

Beaver ,
@Beaver@lemmy.ca avatar

Demand the government implement Linux to increase the funds available for social services

nek0d3r ,
@nek0d3r@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t really know about the uptick, but the general trend upward over a longer period of time I kind of wonder if it’s due to things like the steam deck. I played around with gaming in Linux with wine back in the early 2010s and was woefully unimpressed with how little I could do, especially with the amount of work involved. I didn’t really give it a second look at all, but after the deck released I was blown away by how much has improved, and it’s motivated me to see how much I can get away with without windows. I wonder how many people have had a similar experience.

DieserTypMatthias ,
@DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml avatar

It’s 3,68% in my country

cyberwolfie ,

How accurate are these measurements? I don’t know much about Norway, but if there was some massive roll-out of Linux in the governmental sector or their school system, surely there would be posts about it here?

Edit: I’m just having a hard time believing such high numbers without something like that.

tempest ,

This is reported as a percentage and that’s what is tripping people up here.

You are not seeing a drastic rise in Linux usage you are seeing a large decrease in the use of desktop computers.

Linux is increasing because the only ones left using desktops are Linux users.

heartbreaker OP ,

Nice explanation but here is a graph with desktop percentage included (versus mobile plus tablet, but that isn’t shown)

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d5745bbc-b228-42f8-a6f5-bba5a2d5d696.png

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