• The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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    21 hours ago

    the debate basically comes down to “technically linux” (ie, it runs on the linux kernal like chrome os and android) and “spiritually linux” (ie, you, the end user, are the ultimate owner of the hardware and the software that runs on it). i think if we’re talking the latter chromeos belongs less than windows does. however for a stat collector this may be an impossible ask

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      20 hours ago

      for a stat collector this may be an impossible ask

      I would put ChromeOS in it’s own category just because it is so different than the other Linux variants, just as MacOS is so different than the rest.

      Windows, Linux, MacOS, ChromeOS

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      17 hours ago

      the debate basically comes down to “technically linux” (ie, it runs on the linux kernal like chrome os and android) and “spiritually linux” (ie, you, the end user, are the ultimate owner of the hardware and the software that runs on it).

      This is why Stallman tried to insist on “GNU/”. As usual, he was right.