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According to the USA Gov, Linux usage is at 5.8% (fosstodon.org)

submitted 5 days ago by Logical_Error@fosstodon.org to c/linux@programming.dev

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According to the USA Gov, Linux usage is at 5.8%

In addition to Pornhub and Steam, the USA government tracks platform usage as well. Plotted here and updated monthly:

https://github.com/CodebergIsBetter/platform-share-usa-gov#platform-share-on-usagov

Useful to have one more platform to check Linux’s growth.

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 44 points 5 days ago

Love that the username is "Codeberg is better".

[–] BrightCandle@lemmy.world 30 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Of the desktop presumably. Of the server and other devices market its a lot more that.

[–] Logical_Error@fosstodon.org 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

@BrightCandle i would be surprised if there were a significant amount of users visiting the usa government websites through a Linux server

sounds oddly niche :P

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

I mean Lynx and Browsh exist for terminal web surfing...but yeah that is niche

[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 5 days ago

I want to believe that, but if it's coming from the USA Gov, it's immediately sus.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

In addition to Pornhub and Steam, the USA government tracks platform usage as well.

Those are three important things for it to track.

[–] tixooo@lemmy.zip 11 points 5 days ago

Switched fully to Linux 3 years ago after close to 25 years of windows. Just saying. Never going back. Ever. For nothing. Worst case scenario I can run a windows VM if I need something very specific, that's it. So far for 3 years I could run anything and everything I want. The things I can't as kernel level anti cheat games... Fuck em. More free time for more producting shit and better games.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 10 points 5 days ago

Good. Fuck Microsoft. No regrets about running Linux for the past few years.

[–] padreug@programming.dev 7 points 5 days ago

switched 4 years ago from windows to linux. Currently garbage collecting my brain of any windows remnants and happy for it. Running NixOS with an awesome development workspace

[–] Aceofspades@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Poor BSD at 0.0%.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

BSD does what it does, and does well at it.

what it does? nobody can tell you, but it's the best at it.