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Is the "Year of Linux" actually a trap? (the.unknown-universe.co.uk)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I’ve spent years championing Linux as the only escape from Big Tech, but I’m starting to get twitchy.

While we’re distracted by the Steam Deck making Linux "mainstream," the corporate players and politicians are busy building a digital cage. Between California’s AB-1043 mandates and Microsoft’s "Face Check" infrastructure, I’m worried we’re heading for a hard schism: "Sanitised Linux" vs the "Free Rebel" distros.

If the compliant, age-gated version becomes the industry standard, where does that leave the rest of us? Digital exile?

I’ve put some thoughts together on why the "Golden Cage" is closing in and why education, not mandates, is the only real fix.

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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

It needs to be controlled to make a profit. Once something you love becomes popular the bulldozers will move in.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 7 months ago

    t’s the "corporate enshittification" cycle. Once Linux becomes a viable market for the mass-market predators, they won't just move in, they'll try to legally mandate the bulldozing.

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