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Summary: GNU/Linux is growing rapidly in India and some Indian sites have begun attacking GNU/Linux with totally fabricated claims (of course some of those sites receive money from Microsoft); the subject was discussed in IRC yesterday and a video was made to summarise things

TODAY and yesterday we discussed some market share statistics and long-debunked FUD about GNU/Linux [1, 2], seeing that only one in four (4!) machines accessing the Web is running Windows. In other words, three quarters of Web site requests are estimated to not come from Windows. Here's how GNU/Linux has grown in the world's most populated nation:



GNU/Linux india

"We need to encourage more OEMs to ship with GNU/Linux. Not just Chromebooks but truly free systems."The subject was discussed in IRC yesterday, but the above video gives somewhat of a summary. To paraphrase one person, we must consider not only desktop (and laptop) market share but also Android, supercomputers etc. The market share of Linux and GNU/Linux is vast. Shown in the cover (or "poster" as W3C dubbed it) above is the share of countries dominated by Android. Every Android device has Linux in it.

It was moreover noted (in IRC) that usability studies showed that GNU/Linux is much easier to use on the desktop than Microsoft Windows, and has been for decades now. It's all about getting a system pre-installed. We need to encourage more OEMs to ship with GNU/Linux. Not just Chromebooks but truly free systems.

"It's worth noting that the latest article from the FUDmeister, Anirudh VK, celebrates Microsoft's war on the GPL..."Microsoft won't allow this to happen. We've shown many examples -- and concrete evidence for these examples -- of Microsoft blackmailing shops and OEMs to prevent this. If people cannot talk/walk to the store and buy a machine with GNU/Linux preinstalled, they're left to wrestle with Microsoft'a artificial barriers, such as UEFI 'secure' boot.

It's worth noting that the latest article from the FUDmeister, Anirudh VK, celebrates Microsoft's war on the GPL (encouraging plagiarism and GPL violations). He celebrates Microsoft and proprietary software in some piece entitled "Microsoft Chief Celebrates GitHub Copilot’s Glory". Whether he's on Microsoft's payroll or not, he certainly acts like it. New year, new gig?

Anirudh VK: Microsoft Chief Celebrates GitHub Copilot’s Glory

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