• jetA
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    19 hours ago

    Is this just desktops?

    Informally, walking through anybody’s house, I can find dozens of linux devices. They’re just white label. Your digital thermostat? Linux. Washing machine? Linux. Wi-Fi access point? Linux. ISP issued CPE? Linux. Switch? Linux

    Audio mixing board? Linux …

    Intel management engine… minux, so basically Linux.

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      27 minutes ago

      not to mention…Every 5G iPhone has modem firmware running linux.

      and of course every Android phone.

      But yes anything else with an IP address that’s not a Windows/Mac/BSD computer… likely Linux.

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      9 hours ago

      A lot of those are running either minix, BSD, or some other ultralightweight OS. and those are definitely not Linux. Not even close.

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        18 minutes ago

        Minux has not been updated in 10 years. It should not be used on anything connected to the internet.

        Most “ultralight stripped down OS” will be built from linux these days. Usually Tiny Core Linux or Alpine.