4 ms·

2017 is the year of Linux on the desktop

gojomo 9y ago
Since POTUS tweets using an Android device in the Oval Office, we can at least say 2017 is the year of Linux on the top desk.
- jerrylives 9y ago
  Does Trump still use an Android as POTUS? Any info on what make, OS?
  - samtoday 9y ago
    I believe it is a Samsung Galaxy 2. A quick search yielded: http://bgr.com/2017/01/26/donald-trumps-android-phone/ http://bgr.com/2017/01/26/donald-trumps-android-phone/ https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/29/donald-trump-apple-iphone-android-unsecured.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/29/donald-trump-apple-iphone-an...
    - quickthrower2 9y ago
      That's a bit cheapskate for a president.
      - lightbyte 9y ago
        Bit too risky to upgrade, don't want the POTUS's phone to spontaneously combust.
DaiPlusPlus 9y ago
*Year of Linux running inside pico-processes on top of the NT kernel.
tootie 9y ago
ChromeOS put Linux on the desktop and no one noticed.
- themacguffinman 9y ago
  That's not really "Linux on the desktop" as its advocates imagine it. For most ChromeOS users, the Linux-y parts like the shell and the GNU toolchain are largely restricted.
  - ty_a 9y ago
    Not to be overly pedantic but the "shell" and "GNU toolchain" are literally not Linux.
    - themacguffinman 9y ago
      You're right, and I didn't mean to imply those things comprise Linux. They are, however, what most people are talking about when they say they "use Linux". GNU + Linux comprise the "desktop Linux" platform.
  - tootie 9y ago
    Well, were you expecting "Linux on the desktop" to be a giant terminal shell? Of course it was going to hide all the Linux-y stuff. That's what desktop UIs are for. Windows is "DOS on the desktop" and OS X is "BSD on the desktop".
    - themacguffinman 9y ago
      I don't expect a giant terminal shell but I do expect the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and other open source parts of the Linux ecosystem such as systemd and X11/Wayland. The kernel itself isn't the only part of "desktop Linux" in the sense that many people refer to it in.

Since POTUS tweets using an Android device in the Oval Office, we can at least say 2017 is the year of Linux on the top desk.

jerrylives 9y ago
Does Trump still use an Android as POTUS? Any info on what make, OS?
- samtoday 9y ago
  I believe it is a Samsung Galaxy 2. A quick search yielded: http://bgr.com/2017/01/26/donald-trumps-android-phone/ http://bgr.com/2017/01/26/donald-trumps-android-phone/ https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/29/donald-trump-apple-iphone-android-unsecured.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/29/donald-trump-apple-iphone-an...
  - quickthrower2 9y ago
    That's a bit cheapskate for a president.
    - lightbyte 9y ago
      Bit too risky to upgrade, don't want the POTUS's phone to spontaneously combust.

DaiPlusPlus 9y ago

*Year of Linux running inside pico-processes on top of the NT kernel.

tootie 9y ago

ChromeOS put Linux on the desktop and no one noticed.

themacguffinman 9y ago
That's not really "Linux on the desktop" as its advocates imagine it. For most ChromeOS users, the Linux-y parts like the shell and the GNU toolchain are largely restricted.
- ty_a 9y ago
  Not to be overly pedantic but the "shell" and "GNU toolchain" are literally not Linux.
  - themacguffinman 9y ago
    You're right, and I didn't mean to imply those things comprise Linux. They are, however, what most people are talking about when they say they "use Linux". GNU + Linux comprise the "desktop Linux" platform.
- tootie 9y ago
  Well, were you expecting "Linux on the desktop" to be a giant terminal shell? Of course it was going to hide all the Linux-y stuff. That's what desktop UIs are for. Windows is "DOS on the desktop" and OS X is "BSD on the desktop".
  - themacguffinman 9y ago
    I don't expect a giant terminal shell but I do expect the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and other open source parts of the Linux ecosystem such as systemd and X11/Wayland. The kernel itself isn't the only part of "desktop Linux" in the sense that many people refer to it in.