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minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·10 months agoBut there are a few specific hardware configurations and specialized jobs that Linux doesn’t work for, therefore nobody should use it!
minus-squaregeolaw@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoMy workplace is transitioning a bunch of their data and processing to the cloud. When I look at what software makes the cloud work, there is soooo much open source software there. Big business is quite comfortable with FOSS
minus-squaresystemglitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·10 months agoWhy not be happy both OS options exist? Both have a place and a use and in various ways an ease of use
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoThat’s the point. We want options for OSs to exist, instead of one company monopolizing the entire market.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoLinux with 100% market share can’t monopolize the entire market because it’s open source and would just be forked
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoWhat use is there for the others?
But there are a few specific hardware configurations and specialized jobs that Linux doesn’t work for, therefore nobody should use it!
My workplace is transitioning a bunch of their data and processing to the cloud. When I look at what software makes the cloud work, there is soooo much open source software there. Big business is quite comfortable with FOSS
Why not be happy both OS options exist? Both have a place and a use and in various ways an ease of use
That’s the point. We want options for OSs to exist, instead of one company monopolizing the entire market.
Linux with 100% market share can’t monopolize the entire market because it’s open source and would just be forked
Woosh…
What use is there for the others?