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Linux Distribution Count Surpasses Number of People Using Linux (disreport.com)
submitted 6 days ago by Dispassionate@quokk.au to c/theonion@sh.itjust.works
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[-] Dadifer@lemmy.world 33 points 6 days ago

Industry analysts say the fragmentation is beginning to present logistical challenges. A typical Linux application must now support approximately 400 different distributions, 42 desktop environments, 7 competing display servers, and a window manager developed by a man who refuses to use a mouse for philosophical reasons.

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[-] fractal618@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Similarly there are more toothbrushes than people on the planet

[-] Dadifer@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

But are there more different kinds of toothbrush than there are on the planet? 🤔

[-] Doomsider@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

More AI agents use Linux daily than people.

[-] Dispassionate@quokk.au 4 points 5 days ago

You could also say that everyone uses Linux because the internet (servers) is pretty much all Linux.

[-] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Or the billions of Android devices that covers the majority of all mobile devices.

[-] Artisian@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Seems like a fun fermi estimate. My numbers suggest that people are winning though? I've now run into a handful of folks irl using mint happily (and I only caused like one of those)

[-] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Oh I was being a bit silly for sure.

I am daily driving Mint and messing around with Docker on my homelab at the moment.

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