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   On 1/28/26 07:14, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   > rbowman wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
   >   
   >> On 27 Jan 2026 22:29:00 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> The numbers don't lie. Ubuntu was the catalyst for a great number of   
   >>> people giving Linux a chance and the free CDs weren't the only reason.   
   >>> Unlike most Linux distributions, both the installer and the installed   
   >>> product worked as they should and it made Linux easy for most people.   
   >>> That's not to say Debian and others weren't easy enough _before_   
   >>> Ubuntu's release, but Ubuntu finally attracted the mainstream users who   
   >>> weren't as dedicated as we all were to getting the operating system   
   >>> working for us.   
   >>   
   >> Leading to the Year of the Linux Desktop, right? You may have a better   
   >> chance of witnessing the second coming.   
   >   
   > For me, every year has been the year of the Linux Desktop :-)   
      
   AFAIC, its fine for Linux to have its share of the desktop, although   
   this "the year of" bit has become as repetitive as Elon's claims that it   
   is (finally) the year for full self-driving Teslas.  ;-)   
      
      
   -hh   
      
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