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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Linux Desktop Market share keeps increasing, 3.19% now. +0.07% for August (gs.statcounter.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Chrome OS saw a good raise too. OS X(Mac) saw a decrease.

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[–] [email protected] 103 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Just an FYI that at this rate it's only going to take another 115 years before Linux has 100% market share.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 years ago

2138 is the year of the Linux desktop!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What if S-curve instead of linear rate?

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You mean Linux isn't going to have 200% market share one day? Shit, I'm starting to think my calculations may have not been totally serious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I get that, I just like math

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Entirely possible if the population dubbles

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Market share is usually a curve.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

2138, year of the Linux desktop.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Exacting 100years after y2k38

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This is the same logic that a right wing ex-president of my country used to criticize the current leftist president while talking about the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

That's fine, there's no rush.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's for August. And the growth is exponential, not linear.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To a point. Let's be honest it's going to be more like an S-curve since you can't go past 100% market share, and some people will refuse to switch.

And people not wanting to switch is fine imo. Having competition will likely help all OS's get better over time

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

i mean i'd prefer the competition to be BSD and such, not windows and macos

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Why would market share increase linearly?