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rhabarba
12 months ago
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Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share in USA
Then again, using Linux has no obvious advantage anymore, as you don't "own" most software you're running anyway.
mixmastamyk
11 months ago
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Being able to trust your OS is an incredible advantage.
hollerith
11 months ago
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Too bad then that desktop Linux is so easy to pwn.
mixmastamyk
11 months ago
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Obtuse gotcha. Trust and security are two different things. And Linux is as secure as anything else against physical attack.
edit: local, not remote attack
hollerith
11 months ago
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When you write, "physical attack", what do you mean? Laptop theft?
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