I also feel that the share of users interested in privacy that actually also use Linux is much bigger than 6%
this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2025
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I know it's just part of the reason, but there's one more thing we can be thankful for to Microsoft. I hope they keep butchering Windows, and slowly but steadily they make business applications and multiplayer games transition to Linux.
We have two giants to thank: Microsoft for making themselves a public enemy, and Valve/Steam for making Linux more attractive than ever for gamers. In no small part this is thanks to Valve's Proton (no relation) for running Windows games on Linux.
Proton Drive for Linux (easily the biggest pain point for Linux Proton users) is on their roadmap: https://proton.me/blog/drive-roadmap-summer-2025
At the same time, we’re continuing to improve the SDK — preparing it for public release and ensuring it provides a solid foundation for the upcoming Linux Drive app, a popular favorite on the community wishlist.
Better late than never! However the wording is a bit vague and it doesn't explicitly say Drive for Linux will release this summer. I hope it will though.
Yeah, I got sick of waiting for Drive and went to Filen, which I'm very happy with and would definitely recommend.
You can already access it using rclone, not an amazing experience tho
Finally!