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Please, FOSS world, we need something like ChromeOS
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this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2025
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No, we shouldn't be encouraging people to use tools they don't bother to understand how to use.
People have lives ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It's awesome that us tech-minded nerds can get under the hood, mess with it and customise to our preferences. We can then make it simple and easy for the folks that just need a computer.
If we want Linux to succeed more broadly, than it needs to be accessible to everyone.
It's already in datacentres all over the world. It's the primary server platform. Linux doesn't need to succeed more broadly, it already has. If you're talking about Windows users and gamers... we are way better off without those simple people.
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