• Baggins [he/him]@lemmy.ca
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    5 hours ago

    I need Linux users to understand that Windows folks don’t stop using an operating system just because the support ended

    • Piatro@programming.dev
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      5 hours ago

      I think that’s because they don’t understand or don’t care about the risks. Annoyingly I was in the process of making my own version of this campaign when it launched but I was aiming to explain why someone should care that the os is no longer supported and why its a problem first, then suggesting what to do about it. Options weren’t exclusively Linux but I realise buying a new device isn’t always an option either so some people will absolutely keep using 10. It’s not about getting to 100%, just enough that you can make a difference or keep devices out of landfill.

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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        3 hours ago

        good thing there’s not any sort of digital information war going on. i assume having everyone’s computers vulnerable will turn out super good

    • I know. I was going to post, “and how’s that campaign going?” There was a bit of a spike months that was pretty clearly due to Steam and the Steam Deck, and TBH Linux is undercounted because Linux users are, as a group, less likely to share accurate telemetry and to masquerade as other OSes, but still. I’m not seeing a giant market share spike. I’d expect the refugee population to be less likely to masquerade and to show up clearly a Linux.