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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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[–] 1 point 7 months ago (4 children)

All used profusely by hobbysts and evangelists, the kind of people with a lot of spare time to write bullshit online, and never ran more than 5 machines for more than a year with evolving operational requirements.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Got data on that, have you?

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

    Usage and contributions data on debian and rhel, the vast majority uses systemd and does not complain about it.

    Edit: since you probably don't care about people actually working with linux, a further datapoint is the steam hardware survey.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    So, by your own words, everyone who uses systemd and doesn't complain is

    All used profusely by hobbysts and evangelists, the kind of people with a lot of spare time to write bullshit online, and never ran more than 5 machines for more than a year with evolving operational requirements.

    so, again, data on this or just keyboard warrioring?
    Don't bother answering, we both know the answer.
    Bye.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    It actually helps the discussion if I can understand your point, you might want to add a verb in your first part, I say this as a non english speaker so bear with me.

    My data points are public info, I pointed you to where to find them, rtfg.

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