Almost all parties that refused the first time were for it this time. It is completly differently inplemented this second time.

I agree, but usually the vendor picks the highest bidder ;)

What would that mean for Linux distros? It seems like it could be a law that cuts off the competition. Like amazon who is very selectively for better working conditions when the know that no competitior can fulfull them.

https://netzpolitik.org/2025/bargeld-tracking-du-hast-ueberwachungsinstrumente-im-portemonnaie/ Sorry for german. But apparently baknote serial number tracking is a thing. High profile threat level but doable.

Just like Southpark…

Wait till you hear about fruit salad

Nonviolent but measures like unions and strikes do very much work. I just say that annectotaly but there is probably some study about it.

They are probably considered “violent” or maybe only “agggrssive” behaviour by the capitalist class, because it threatens their income/revenue. Thats enough to make them change.

Completly overthrowing a whole economic system might work but is a big ask. Everyday people can do little things. Like unionizing, standing up to the boss or maybe even stand together with the boss and against the next higher-up.

Most important question.

Also try to transition her slowly from outlook -> Thunderbird and chrome -> firefox and so on. Then after a few weeks at least do the switch to linux mint. Then the shock of all the new things is smaller

I think they mean that it not only isnt tied to a specific plattform (PC, Mobile, Laptops,…) but also it isnt tied to a platform (like Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook or Signal). This also means that there are different clients for that protocol

What about onlinebanks? Also a hard no?

That is fascinating to me as well:

Movies > Big filesizes > many public trackers and seeders Music > smaller and easier to store/play > less public trackers, only slsk is really viable Books > even smaller > there are some websites like anna and a lot of small ones But then: Sheet music > even smaller files > almost impossible to pirate

It is fascinating to me that there isnt one clear spectum along filesize.

I guess it has to do with the target audience and demand.

True! And for an enthusiast who wants to spend only a few days on finding a distro and setteling into it, like me, its nice to have only three (big) DEs, which you can test and choose in one day and then are set for the further journey.

Now “bundle” a distro to each DE and a newbie would have that experience for the whole distro-finding-experience

I couldnt figure it out, probably because I am a CL noob. Do you use a gui for it?

I have to interject: It is not like bread, as it is a bigger commitment (as I dont want to distrohop for longer than a week) and also it is more complex to create an OS than to create a bread (so more manpower is needed). Choice is a good thing. But too much choice can be bad. Imagine someone is directing a “linux curious” person to distrowatch. There the newbie will be overwhelmed. Maybe not and he just clicks on a distro and tries it. Probably a bad idea as the change from his previous (corporate) OS is a big change already, now the newbie uses a distro which probably doesnt fit his needs.

My case is that, like with the fediverse, the different options hinder the wider adoption, as potential new users have a problem with it during onboarding. Which is a difficult time as is. Even for someone who is switching from Windows to MacOS, two polished and widely adopted OSes, they are gonna have a hard time. Now add the choice from dozens of distros and the very vocal linux community and the switch is impossible for many potential new linux-users.

I’d like to say that I am not brainwashed, I am currently using Debian+KDE in Dualboot wuth Windows and Linux Mint for the selfhosting server. (Yes I know, this is the wrong distro for a server, it was my first contact with linux so I just picked the most polpular among newbies. Which is kind of the point of the whole thread.)

I’ve read that before, didnt realize that this was a joke…

No, I dont suggest that there should be another new distro. The existing ones are pretty good at the goal of being userfriendly, at least some of them like Linux Mint

It is a problem if the goal is to increase the “personal desktop OS marketshare”.

But diversity is a good thing for itself I agree. I have the feeling that it is a bit sad that it seems that there isnt one or two “main” distros, which one could recommend that tech illiterate family member.

Yes, sorry, that wasnt my intention.

When I talked about “Linux” or “distros” i only ment Desktop OS for personal use. Sorry!

Agree! I dont want to dictate anyone and I understand that my rant wont change anything.

It was more about the hypothetical optimum “if we one wanted to optimize for user-share of the desktop OS market”, then there should be fewer but better distros.

Or specifically bred/GMOd soy and corn which gets used for animal food instead of soy and corn humans could eat.

(Nothing against GMO, but against our high animal produce consumption)