Re: [DLC] Is this thing on?

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Speaking of android. Just saw this on ycombinator.
http://www.jide.com/en/remixos

Would be amazing if it can run other linux programs & maybe XMonad or i3

-Sean Neilan
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On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 10:24 AM, John Kristoff <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 07, 2016 at 03:32:36PM +0000, Sean Neilan wrote:
> > Based on the conversation so far, I truly believe this will be the year
> of
> > Linux on the Desktop.
>
> Hah.  I would have come to the opposite conclusion.  I've been running
> Linux as my primary desktop for about 15 years now and it is still a
> pretty lonely club compared to the Windows and OS X tribes.
>
> Juding by the class I just had last night, granted a sample of under 10
> students, all in-class students were using Microsoft Windows as their
> primary desktop OS.  Even less scientific a measure, but one I think
> would bear out if measured, I see very few Linux screens at any of the
> networking/security conferences I frequent and those are stacked with
> geeks.  Although, it might be worth pointing out that the Macbook
> numbers seem to be a lot higher there than is reflected in the general
> population.
>
> If you care about Linux deployment, maybe there is some redemption in
> knowing Android has done exceptionally well.  ...and that market might
> be the one that matters most now-a-days.
>
> John
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Speaking of android. Just saw this on ycombinator.<div><a =
href=3D"http://www.jide.com/en/remixos">http://www.jide.com/en/remixos</a><=
br></div><div><br></div><div>Would be amazing if it can run other linux pro=
grams &amp; maybe XMonad or i3</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br cl=
ear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">-Sean Neil=
an<div><a href=3D"http://seanneilan.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://seanneil=
an.com/</a></div><div><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_bla=
nk">[email protected]</a> / <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=
=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 10:24 AM, John Kristo=
ff <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank=
">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
 style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><s=
pan class=3D"">On Thu, Jan 07, 2016 at 03:32:36PM +0000, Sean Neilan wrote:=
<br>
&gt; Based on the conversation so far, I truly believe this will be the yea=
r of<br>
&gt; Linux on the Desktop.<br>
<br>
</span>Hah.=C2=A0 I would have come to the opposite conclusion.=C2=A0 I&#39=
;ve been running<br>
Linux as my primary desktop for about 15 years now and it is still a<br>
pretty lonely club compared to the Windows and OS X tribes.<br>
<br>
Juding by the class I just had last night, granted a sample of under 10<br>
students, all in-class students were using Microsoft Windows as their<br>
primary desktop OS.=C2=A0 Even less scientific a measure, but one I think<b=
r>
would bear out if measured, I see very few Linux screens at any of the<br>
networking/security conferences I frequent and those are stacked with<br>
geeks.=C2=A0 Although, it might be worth pointing out that the Macbook<br>
numbers seem to be a lot higher there than is reflected in the general<br>
population.<br>
<br>
If you care about Linux deployment, maybe there is some redemption in<br>
knowing Android has done exceptionally well.=C2=A0 ...and that market might=
<br>
be the one that matters most now-a-days.<br>
<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
John<br>
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