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Just yesterday the news was Nvidia's personal AI supercomputer (on Linux). Today the news is about gaming and SteamOS. The "cloud" is already for decades overwh

Just yesterday the news was Nvidia's personal AI supercomputer (on Linux). Today the news is about gaming and SteamOS. The "cloud" is already for decades overwhelmingly Linux. There are remarkable devices (pun) [1] based on Linux. Whether for fun or serious work, if we connect the dots the future is Linux, or at least Linux-like. Yes, it is a painfully slow journey. People acting as individuals or in organizations have enormous inertia (which is not totally a bad thing- upgrading a Linux desktop is still a dance at the precipice). But the real cause is mostly the extreme centralization and suppression of competition in the broader tech space. This has not helped the adoption of mass-market oriented devices based on Linux. But slowly the wheels of computing history are turning... [1] - https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable

marcodiego 2y ago
Linux dominates supercomputers for a long time: https://itsfoss.com/linux-runs-top-supercomputers/ https://itsfoss.com/linux-runs-top-supercomputers/
- openrisk 2y ago
  To the degree the phrase "a supercomputer in your pocket" stops being an empty marketing term and reflects real empowerment of users I would expect Linux to get ever more exposed to mass markets. But this development is predicated on non-technical users somehow becoming aware and valuing the agency and empowerment that a FOSS personal computing environment affords them.
  - BlueTemplar 2y ago
    These days the smartphone is the (very) Personal Computer for a lot of people. Remember how Android is technically Linux ? The risk here is for SteamOS to go the Android way... but I have more faith in today's Valve than in Google of a ~decade ago. At least for now, while Valve is still a private company and Gabe Newell is still leading it and still seems to be in good health and sound mind. Sadly, this will probably only last for a couple of decades at best, but hopefully this is all the time that Linux (and libre software in general) needs.

marcodiego 2y ago

Linux dominates supercomputers for a long time: https://itsfoss.com/linux-runs-top-supercomputers/ https://itsfoss.com/linux-runs-top-supercomputers/

openrisk 2y ago
To the degree the phrase "a supercomputer in your pocket" stops being an empty marketing term and reflects real empowerment of users I would expect Linux to get ever more exposed to mass markets. But this development is predicated on non-technical users somehow becoming aware and valuing the agency and empowerment that a FOSS personal computing environment affords them.
- BlueTemplar 2y ago
  These days the smartphone is the (very) Personal Computer for a lot of people. Remember how Android is technically Linux ? The risk here is for SteamOS to go the Android way... but I have more faith in today's Valve than in Google of a ~decade ago. At least for now, while Valve is still a private company and Gabe Newell is still leading it and still seems to be in good health and sound mind. Sadly, this will probably only last for a couple of decades at best, but hopefully this is all the time that Linux (and libre software in general) needs.