Discord joke that it's The Year of the Linux Desktop

so much time and effort went into distro packages that could've been used to make the flatpak better😫

Quoting: Stellaso much time and effort went into distro packages that could've been used to make the flatpak better😫

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For some people year of Linux desktop is when it reaches 5%, for others 10% or 20% or when Windows has less market share. But all these numbers do not care. The science call a movement to become successfully, when they have around 3% ([3.5% to be exact](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_rule)), which we reached last year. And everything proves it. It became a public topic, more and more companies recognize Linux (as Discord) and jump on the hype train to benefit from it. Sorry to say, but the joke is over and everyone still not seeing it is just showing a random opinion without any facts why 10% or 20% is so special other than "is a great number to talk about".

It is kinda funny to see Discord jumping on the hype train, because the philosophy of Linux is everything against what Discord stands for. Privacy, Freedom, Free Knowledge - everything hurt very hard by Discord. I hope they earn the Big Brother Award 2026 to get a standpoint back from the Linux community.

The real joke is that the year of the Linux desktop was a long loooong time ago and people just missed it.

I actually waited for some of these features for a long time so I am glad they are doing it

Quoting: EhvisThe real joke is that the year of the Linux desktop was a long loooong time ago and people just missed it.

Yeah, 2022 if you ask me because steam deck launched

Quoting: PlayingOnLinuxphoneFor some people year of Linux desktop is when it reaches 5%, for others 10% or 20% or when Windows has less market share. But all these numbers do not care. The science call a movement to become successfully, when they have around 3% ([3.5% to be exact](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_rule)), which we reached last year. And everything proves it. It became a public topic, more and more companies recognize Linux (as Discord) and jump on the hype train to benefit from it. Sorry to say, but the joke is over and everyone still not seeing it is just showing a random opinion without any facts why 10% or 20% is so special other than "is a great number to talk about".

It is kinda funny to see Discord jumping on the hype train, because the philosophy of Linux is everything against what Discord stands for. Privacy, Freedom, Free Knowledge - everything hurt very hard by Discord. I hope they earn the Big Brother Award 2026 to get a standpoint back from the Linux community.

I don't know whether a rule of thumb from political science is that useful for market observation.
Also 5% is still relevant according to this rule according to Lichbach as stated in your wikipedia article.
It's where the Free-rider effect counters potential counter movements.

Quoting: LoudTechieI don't know whether a rule of thumb from political science is that useful for market observation.

Because it is actually also a political movement. The way complex tools are designed (that also counts for software) is always highly political, because it defines what people can or cannot do with it and how much they have to rely on this specific tool. Now many people decide to change the political paradigms in favor of more freedom, even if it also means not to be able to play everything. That is an actual political decision, if people do it in knowledge of it or not.

That would not apply between two companies (like Microsoft/Apple) where the tools are political pretty similar designed.