I don't want usage adoption; I want philosophical adoption which will lead to usage adoption.

I want users to appreciate that they own their software. I want them to realize the importance of being able to inspect and use your software as you see fit (within reason).

I want people to realize the dangers of walled gardens, and opaque black boxes that are doing who knows what.

I hope that makes sense; I get confused and worried when people just push adoption. I'd rather people migrate because they believe in FOSS, and then setup linux boxes for their non-tech family members as a means of protecting them.

I have a lot to say on this...but the words just aren't coming out right now. I guess I need to get in the right frame of mind.

I'd like to see more software freedom respecting OSs. No unsourced binary blobs.

I would be happy for linux to flatten microslop, it's just a question of whether it would then turn into it in some respects (2026 has already seem some not some awesome changes).

Somewhat along the lines of: If lemmy becomes as large as reddit, lemmy will become trash like reddit.

Question is why, though. What are we trying to accomplish here? There's better hobbies than gatekeeping stuff just for the sake of it?!

Why I'd want that? What the community has to gain with this self imposed limitation?

What are you calling "the linux community"?

Linux is the primary OS supported on all of the major cloud platforms and has effectively replaced nearly all commercial Unix systems in new deployments.

We're well past "small".

I mostly just want to see the tech bros go broke. If thst means Linux/floss is mainstream, then by all means, go ahead. But yeah, I wanna see them fail so fucking hard

I wouldn't say I really care if the "community" is big or small (it's also a bit unclear what you mean exactly, do you just mean user adoption?)... but I care about Linux (and in general, open source alternatives) being real options when it comes to hardware support, compatibility with services I might want to use, etc.

I don't think you can have proper "progress" in those areas without having Linux be a recognized mainstream system. Like say.. banks are unlikely to make an authenticator app for non-Android Linux phones if non-Android Linux phones are not mainstream, for example.

No. You're hindering progress this way.

no, id like to see better app supoort

I think it depends on what you mean by "community" and "progress." When I think of any given software community, I imagine people who are adept with the inner workings and can actually adapt, maintain, modify, and repair an install of that software. That community will always remain small relative to the deployed base.

I'd like the community to grow for Linux so that there is broader support for everything. And to me, that is what I regard as progress.

The question is too vague to give a direct answer. About growing: Yes, I want the community and entire eco system around Linux to grow. Why? That means more people using, bigger communities, more help, more developers, more money, more support by companies. That's good. However, there is a little bit dark side of this aspect too. More popular also means it will attract bad actors. But that's part of growing up.

About "making progress", I'm unsure what that actually means. What does "making no progress" in example mean? Wish your question was formulated a bit better in the body text, than this vague headline title.

For me personally it has gotten to a point where i kinda don't care either way? I mean i do think more people using it is good, but as long as it does what i need it to do i'll keep using it regardless. The way i see it even if linux becomes more and more popular, you can still feel quirky if you want by just using a more obscure distro. It still gets you the benefits of using linux, and if linux gets better support due to it's popularity increasing you still get all the benefits, but at the same time you can also enjoy being part of a smaller niche community that is centered around these more obscure distros.

It hasnt been small since 98.

Everything already works, Linux support is ootb for almost every new piece of equipment that comes out nowadays. Literally what is missing?

Your pretext seems flawed too since the kernel llm decision is in keeping with the way it’s been for years and there wasn’t really an alternative to llm use with the number of patches flying in from llm sources.

Just generally what do you think is happening in the world regarding Linux? Are you referring to c/linux on .ml?

My instance of Lemmy doesn't support down votes, and I'm sure others are the same.