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"The year of the Linux Desktop" is sort of an in-meme that transported to HN over from Slashdot and has been around since the very early 00s. Nothing to see her
by sam0x17 5y ago
"The year of the Linux Desktop" is sort of an in-meme that transported to HN over from Slashdot and has been around since the very early 00s. Nothing to see here on that one -- every year is the "year of the linux desktop"
- Klonoar 5y agoI mean, I agree with you - I was on /. way back in the day, and was a writer for Linux.com. I've lived the meme. :) My point (which might be better re-worded) is that I've noticed it's picked up more on HN in the past year. No idea why.
- sam0x17 5y agoWell slashdot has editors. HN is all upvoting without real editorial selection going on, so instead of seeing the regularly scheduled yearly "year of the linux desktop" post you'll see it 2-3 times a month because it's a popular idea and many are still encountering it for the first time (given how rampant mac use has become in the dev community)