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Linux traffic has grown 22.4% in PH this year (infosec.pub)

submitted 5 days ago by maam@feddit.uk to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Surely there are people who bought Chromebooks for college? Or boomers who bought the $245 Chromebook instead of the $285 Win10S manufactured ewaste laptop?

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Also probably some folks who bought a Chromebook in bulk from a school for pennies on the dollar.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago

That's the winning hypothesis, dumpster diving gooners.

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Those are cheap and rugged. I bought a reconditioned Chromebook Think Pad for $30. I want to put Linux on it. But I haven't found my 'roundtoit yet.