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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Linux has over 6% of the desktop market? Yes, you read that right - here's how (www.zdnet.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Cricket@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Clickbaity title on the original article, but I think this is the most important point to consider from it:

After getting to 1% in approximately 2011, it took about a decade to double that to 2%. The jump from 2% to 3% took just over two years, and 3% to 4% took less than a year.

Get the picture? The Linux desktop is growing, and it's growing fast.

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[–] Sina@beehaw.org 12 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Statcounter considers me a Win user due to the Win user agent I'm using, this is not a rare behavior in the Linux space..

[–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 4 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Out of genuine curiosity, what is the reasoning for using the Win user agent?

[–] primalmotion@lemmy.ml 8 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

it also obfuscates fingerprinting

[–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago

I thought this may be one of the considerations.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 4 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Some sites provide a different behaviour depending on the reported OS

[–] PhilMcGraw@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

The only thing I can think of is default download links based on your reported OS. What other functionality would be OS gated?

[–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 3 points 12 hours ago

I thought this may be a consideration too, but I would expect it to be a minority of websites that would do this, no?

[–] Enzyoo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago

I see you are using ethernet, welcome to Windows %user%!