Kevin Boone: Rant: 2026 will not be the ‘Year of Linux on the Desktop’ – and I’m glad
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Why are we complaining about the smallness of the proportion of desktop computers that run Linux – perhaps we should be celebrating instead?
  • CyberSeeker@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    In short, I want Linux to work for me and other technically-minded enthusiasts […] Is this an elitist view? I don’t think so.

    Is it elitist to gatekeep Linux for technically minded enthusiasts? Yes.

    Especially when they end the article with “I for one hope it never does”. Definition of gatekeeping and toxic elitism.