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0 pointseitland4y ago0 comments

That doesn't prevent it from becoming so mainstream at work that even one salesman(!) at work used it.

Yes you have to jump through hoops and not everyone in IT is extremely happy always but even some of them prefer it.

To me it feels kind of like when Mac broke through in developer circles.

First it was weird and IT department laughed. Then more and more people including bosses demanded it and here we are: if a job demands all devs use Windows many devs will go somewhere else.

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fsflover4y ago

> That doesn't prevent it from becoming so mainstream at work

I would say that it does. If your boss is not aware of this system, they will not allow to use it or consider secure. At work, I am typically not allowed to freely choose my OS.

eitlandOP4y ago

You misunderstood me. The point is it is already happening:

Linux is already so mainstream at work that I've seen a sales guy(!) using Ubuntu.

And I see people sharing screen on Teams and it is Linux!

maxwell4y ago

Yeah, the majority of phones and servers run Linux. It's "mainstream infrastructure" instead of a consumer brand, but not out of the ordinary for consumers or businesses.

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