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by bittermang 3285 days ago
> Does having a laptop that boots straight into a browser without showing anything lower level than that really count as Linux? Does it really make me a Linux user?

That's the attitude that keeps Year of the Linux [whatever] from happening. Just because you haven't recompiled your kernel to get some odd library working doesn't mean you're not a Linux user. The idea of a true Linux user is a fallacy in league with there being no true Scotsmen.
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freehunter 3285 days ago
How about the other example I stated about my wifi router? It runs Linux, I plugged it in, and I've connected to its web admin page. Am I now a Linux user? My TV runs Android, am I a Linux user?

I never said you had to compile a kernel to be a Linux user... I'm just not sure if an appliance really counts.

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squeaky-clean 3285 days ago
> That's the attitude that keeps Year of the Linux [whatever] from happening.

I don't think it's the attitude stopping it. I think it's that ChromeOS has a 0.82% market share and other Linux distros have a 1.66% market share, while Windows and Mac make up 95%

http://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/

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