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Surely the people who speak of "linux on the desktop" (not me, for the record) are at least in some small sense alluding to being able to have some of the freed
by -__---____-ZXyw 1y ago
Surely the people who speak of "linux on the desktop" (not me, for the record) are at least in some small sense alluding to being able to have some of the freedoms historically associated with Linux, originating in the GNU movement and all that? The right to study, share, etc.
What I mean is that I would have picked Android as quite a good example of how the technicality of running the Linux kernel under the hood means very little in terms of users being empowered, or anything of the sort.
- ChrisMarshallNY 1y agoYou are correct. If folks want that "freedom," then these are not the droids they are looking for. However, folks that want that freedom, are a pretty small segment of the population, heavily represented in this community. Apple is a 3 trillion-dollar company, because most folks aren't like HN members.
- -__---____-ZXyw 1y agoWell ok then, agreed. Most people want what the advertisers tell them they want, absolutely.