Re: YouTube Linux advocate: Linux could surpass Windows on the desktop

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

On Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:57:14 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
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... all of the systems you mentioned run Linux at the
core but aren't what the user sees.

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What does the “typical” user see? The GUI. But on Linux and *nix systems
generally, the GUI is not part of the OS -- it’s just another modular,
replaceable layer on top.

Dozens (perhaps) of window-managers/desktops for Linux desktops, Chrome OS,
various flavors of GUIs for (such as Samsung's One UI) for Android phones and
tablets, the glorioski Google TV interface, Roku TV interface, Web TV, .....

Lookie here!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_for_mobile_devices

This is the success of the Linux kernel.  People use "Linux" as shorthand for
Linux-based computers, rather than the vast ecosystem of Linux-kernel-based
devices.

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