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submitted 11 months ago by LemoineFairclough to c/[email protected]
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Re-creation of someone else's post because the original was removed and I found it funny when I first saw it

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

You’re either being intentionally obtuse or disingenuous. If there was a microwave or refrigerator out there that ran Linux for its components, you wouldn’t count people who bought that refrigerator as Linux users, would you? If anyone did, it would be to artificially inflate the Linux numbers since users only use the refrigerator/microwave functions. If they’re not exposed to any operational functions of the OS, then counting them as users of the OS is dishonest.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (3 children)

You’re either being intentionally obtuse or disingenuous.

Or I'm simply disagreeing with you. I'm not disagreeing to disagree, I just simply am not convinced by your arguments.

you wouldn’t count people who bought that refrigerator as Linux users, would you?

No, I would not.

If they’re not exposed to any operational functions of the OS, then counting them as users of the OS is dishonest.

Right, but the steam deck exposes all that perfectly fine, a lot of uses simply choose not to engage with that. Someone using debian but then only touching the web browser still counts as them using linux surely.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

No, you’re being dishonest. 99% of Steam Deck users don’t know (or care) that desktop mode exists because, much like an appliance, it’s not relevant to their use of the device. Your argument is basically that, if a refrigerator had a full Linux desktop that was accessible, it’s user would count as a Linux user because, just like the Steam Deck, not using that interface would just be the owner of said refrigerator “choosing not to engage with it”. You and I both know that’s horseshit.

No, I would not.

still counts as them using linux surely

You’ve just contradicted yourself. A smart fridge with a browser counts as a Linux user or doesn’t?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

work on your reading comprehension.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Sure…right after you answer the question instead of continuing to be dishonest.

You can’t have it both ways.