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What Linux desktop? The only way Linux will be available on readily available personal computers is via WSL, aka Other OS for PCs... and just as likely to be t
by bitwize 3y ago
What Linux desktop? The only way Linux will be available on readily available personal computers is via WSL, aka Other OS for PCs... and just as likely to be taken away once it threatens Microsoft's security posture/bottom line.
General purpose computing is dead. The only way to reasonably assure lack of self-foot-shooting by end users is a mandatory signed code path from power on right down to application level software.
I'd say Raspberry Pi is an alternative, but the Raspberry Pi Foundation is committing an epic, Commodore-style self-own right now and the future of that platform is in jeopardy. Orange Pi and the like are nonstarters.
- snovv_crash 3y agoSo who is going to write the software that powers everything? The moment you give users even scripting power, new unsigned software will emerge.
- pjmlp 3y agoThe point about Linux Desktop was that is the only place left for those that won't dance to the music of Apple, Microsoft and Google's operating systems. How much it will grow beyond 1%? Not much, if at all.