From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us   
      
   -hh wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
      
   > 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.  ;-)   
      
   For a lot of people, especially school kids, the OS is The Web.   
      
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