Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E148 - Linux market share rises again
Added 2024-08-02 10:11:57 +0000 UTCHey everyone!
In this one, we have:
00:05 Linux market share rises again
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Stats-July-2024
02:54 Linux Mint Debian edition is up to date
https://linuxiac.com/cinnamon-6-2-landed-in-lmde-6/
04:34 Reddit strikes at Microsoft and other AI providers
https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/31/24210565/reddit-microsoft-anthropic-perplexity-pay-ai-search
Have a great day!
Comments
Hey, pretty close to the fit!
The Linux Experiment
2024-08-03 07:33:25 +0000 UTCDebian as is can feel pretty barebones but is an awesome base to build upon. Mint, with the tools it provides like mint update or mint upgrade is a nice touch to make debian more accessible.
UsernamesAreHard
2024-08-02 18:55:12 +0000 UTCVery interesting with the market share. While I agree there are potential biases, I think it is very instructive to look at the long term trends, as opposed to month to month. Incidentally (before even seeing the news :D ) I made a quick fit of the data this morning: https://i.imgur.com/eApyu6p.png To me, the most striking thing is how relatively reasonable the exponential fit looks. And remember the exponential "rule of thumb": "With exponential growth, changes look slow while numbers are low" :D (Which makes sense if you recall the defining differential equation of exponential growth: dy/dt = k*y(t), so rate of change is proportional to current amount :P )
Bjarke
2024-08-02 14:55:24 +0000 UTCAgree on Mint and Debian. It is not a matter of if, but when. I have started to see a shift in those recommending Debian to just use LMDE as it is a much smoother experience. If the Mint devs start taking that and adding all the goods on top, I think it could be even more popular than it is now. The casual / newer users won't notice a difference, but the Linux veterans absolutely will. Especially with the feelings towards Ubuntu in the Linux community currently.
Clint Eschberger
2024-08-02 14:15:36 +0000 UTC
