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dark 🏳️‍⚧️
@darkswordsman.com

I think a number of those complaints are solved with certain distros and the rippling effects of the work that went into SteamOS. Even though I am familiar with it, I believe that SMB in Linux is still better than Windows. And even then, most users aren't going to do that.

dark 🏳️‍⚧️
@darkswordsman.com

I do think this year is the year of the Linux desktop because this is the year of adoption/true kickoff. We have a few distros now that are genuinely compelling and there is a move in the gaming space towards these distros. Gamers are the hardest to please group too.

dark 🏳️‍⚧️
@darkswordsman.com

It's only been finally this year that I've found Linux to be compelling enough to try for my main desktop again. I used fedora on my 2015 MBP and it's really, really nice to use. And I hate to say it, but I think LLMs are going to help adoption.

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dark 🏳️‍⚧️
@darkswordsman.com

Not to mention: Linux specific things like setting up SMB/NFS can be solved with scripts, software, or distros solving the user experience of that. There are a few leading distros that have improved UX significantly, and that's why I'm hopeful.

dark 🏳️‍⚧️
@darkswordsman.com

And I can absolutely imagine that as Linux gains more traction, Windows is going to try very hard to force consumers into using it. I can imagine efforts to prevent software from working on Linux or new hardware like laptops being physically restricted from installing other operating systems.