GNU/Linux "Market Share" in Lebanon More Than Doubled in a Few Months

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 03, 2024,
updated Nov 03, 2024

Maybe it's a reaction to something? Assassination in Haret Hreik was in July.

We don't wish to comment on the politics of it. We just look at how GNU/Linux adoption increased. Nobody wants to end up in some "lists".

Since the October 7 terror attacks GNU/Linux share grew almost 5-fold in Palestine.

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