Hmmm - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has not only been a Linux user and advocate since the 90s, he’s been a well-respected tech journalist for a long time too.
I’m guessing he included ChromeOS because it comes pre-installed and ready to go on cheaper, lower spec devices. One of the barriers to uptake, I think, is the fear of installing a distribution. I know that a few of the big OEMs now offer machines with GNU/Linux pre-installed, but they’re not commonplace in the shops.
And, despite all the carping about Canonical among open source advocates over the years, it’s undisputable that Ubuntu has done a great deal to make Linux accessible.
Hmmm - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has not only been a Linux user and advocate since the 90s, he’s been a well-respected tech journalist for a long time too.
I’m guessing he included ChromeOS because it comes pre-installed and ready to go on cheaper, lower spec devices. One of the barriers to uptake, I think, is the fear of installing a distribution. I know that a few of the big OEMs now offer machines with GNU/Linux pre-installed, but they’re not commonplace in the shops.
And, despite all the carping about Canonical among open source advocates over the years, it’s undisputable that Ubuntu has done a great deal to make Linux accessible.