linuxmemes

20751 readers

542 users here now

I use Arch btw

Sister communities:

LemmyMemes: Memes
LemmyShitpost: Anything and everything goes.
RISA: Star Trek memes and shitposts

Community rules

Follow the site-wide rules and code of conduct
Be civil
Post Linux-related content
No recent reposts

Please report posts and comments that break these rules!

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

1891

Two moods (ukfli.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

359 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (8 children)

I love Linux, but I never expect it to be mainstream or even extremely accessible to typical users. In fact, if it made it to mainstream, it'd probably get ruined somehow by corporate interference, monetization, etc. How you may ask? Well, corporations have a lot of money and influence and I'm sure they could "find a way" if motivated to do so.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I love Linux, but I never expect it to be mainstream or even extremely accessible to typical users

It already is mainstream. You probably own 10 times as many computers running Linux than Windows without even knowing it.

Desktop computers are a just a tiny part of the market.

it'd probably get ruined somehow by corporate interference, monetization, etc.

Yeah, it did. It’s called Android.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Yeah, it did. It’s called Android.

Aren't there Android versions that don't have all the Google things and are open source? (GrapheneOS and LineageOS) If you're just talking about your average android I'm afraid I agree and am an offender myself. (I hope to change that one day though)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Google still controls the source, and so they have influence over the rest.

It's like Ungoogled Chromium. Sure, it's open source. Sure, if might have Google crap removed. Google still calls the shots on the direction of the browser.