20 years ago, fixing stuff in Linux was a matter of Google searching, finding it, then copy pasting what you needed to do from the browser into a terminal.
Since the beginning, the difference between a problem in Windows and a problem in Linux is that the problem in Windows can (and often does) hit a dead end - proprietary wall, it’s broke and you just have to live with it. In Linux (more generally: free open source software) it may be broke, but the fix is always possible, if you’re willing to put in the necessary work.
With AI reducing the effort necessary to do this kind of work, rather dramatically, I expect Linux and FOSS in general to be getting a bit of a boost. Not taking over the world, 2030 still won’t be the year of the Linux desktop, but… the ability to scratch all the itches is more valuable today than it was a year ago.
When people comment about having issues with Linux, this is what that should be compared with.
Or not, since linux distros ideally shouldn’t be bound to windows. (but realistically they are)
20 years ago, fixing stuff in Linux was a matter of Google searching, finding it, then copy pasting what you needed to do from the browser into a terminal.
Since the beginning, the difference between a problem in Windows and a problem in Linux is that the problem in Windows can (and often does) hit a dead end - proprietary wall, it’s broke and you just have to live with it. In Linux (more generally: free open source software) it may be broke, but the fix is always possible, if you’re willing to put in the necessary work.
With AI reducing the effort necessary to do this kind of work, rather dramatically, I expect Linux and FOSS in general to be getting a bit of a boost. Not taking over the world, 2030 still won’t be the year of the Linux desktop, but… the ability to scratch all the itches is more valuable today than it was a year ago.