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Ask HN: Are there any famous non-tech people that use Linux on a regular basis?
CEOs, CTOs, entrepreneurs, politicians etc. I'm looking for examples for a class I'm giving.
- scotty82 7y agoStephen Fry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Fry#Computing_and_software_freedom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Fry#Computing_and_soft...
- rhinoceraptor 7y agoEasy, every one of them with an Android phone :)
- ja27 7y agoWil Wheaton.
- BooneJS 7y agoNon-tech. He was an ensign on a warp-speed spaceship!
- godot 7y agoProbably not the kind of famous you're looking for, but there was this article [1] about an author who cut Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple from her life who of course would have to use Linux because no Microsoft or Apple allowed. 1: https://gizmodo.com/i-cut-the-big-five-tech-giants-from-my-life-it-was-hel-1831304194 https://gizmodo.com/i-cut-the-big-five-tech-giants-from-my-l...
- saeranv 7y agoAuthor Neal Stephenson, he writes about this in "In the beginning there was the command line".
- EdwardCoffin 7y agoHe switched to OS X when it came out. I would not be surprised if he also has Linux machines or VMs though.
- marktangotango 7y agoVernor Vinge also, I recall reading he writes using emacs.
- panpanna 7y ago> CEOs, CTOs, entrepreneurs Linux is pretty common in the startup world. But if your CEO is running around telling everyone what OS he uses instead of sealing deals you might want to rethink those stock options.
- weare138 7y agoIf the CEO is just a glorified salesperson, you definitely want to rethink those stock options. *cough* Adam Neumann *cough*
- blocked_again 7y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_adopters https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_adopters might be relevant.
- nwrk 7y agoLinux There are 132 interviews in this category. https://usesthis.com/categories/linux/ https://usesthis.com/categories/linux/
- pearjuice 7y agoYou mean the Linux kernel? Or GNU/Linux?
- Foober223 7y agoYou probably mean the Android operating system. Every celebrity out there already uses linux on their android phones. PSA: the linux kernel is just one tiny irrelevant component of an android system. It's google's system level utilities and user applications that make android a complete operating system.