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by mwcampbell 3778 days ago
> Ok, so Debian is a developers-only distribution?

For all practical purposes, I'd say yes. GNU/Linux as a PC operating system for non-programmers is a lost cause. Sure, some organizations make it work, but it probably requires a lot of technical support; they'd probably be better off using Android tablets and/or Chromebooks if they need something less expensive than a Windows PC, let alone a Mac. And when non-programmers need web hosting, they don't reach for a DigitalOcean droplet; they use a shared host that offers an abstraction over the LAMP stack like cPanel, or an even more non-developer-friendly service like Squarespace.
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ableal 3778 days ago
> GNU/Linux as a PC operating system for non-programmers is a lost cause.

Engineering workstations. Lots of them.

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auxym 3778 days ago
In the 90s maybe? Even CATIA doesn't officially support UNIX anymore.
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