petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 months agoLinux continues rising above 3% desktop user share on Statcounterwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkLinux continues rising above 3% desktop user share on Statcounterwww.gamingonlinux.competsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
The latest from Statcounter shows: January - 2.91% February - 2.94% March - 2.85% April - 2.83% May - 2.7% June - 3.07% July - 3.12% August - 3.18%
minus-squarebennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoHow so? Does a non-fingerprinted Firefox always cöaim it’s installed on Linux?
minus-squarecy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoOn Ubuntu, it used to say Ubuntu. On Arch, it used to say Linux on non fingerprinted firefox
minus-squareFloey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoShouldn’t it be the other way around? If you don’t want to stand out as unique to trackers shouldn’t you claim to be using the most popular OS?
minus-squarecy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoYes, that is why privacy resistfingerprint option does
minus-squarebennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoYeah, meaning it wouldn’t claim to be a standout like some Linux distro, but Windows
minus-squarebennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoOkay, but not on Windows though, right?
minus-squarebennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoWell then this setting contributes nothing to Linux percentage
How so? Does a non-fingerprinted Firefox always cöaim it’s installed on Linux?
On Ubuntu, it used to say Ubuntu. On Arch, it used to say Linux on non fingerprinted firefox
Shouldn’t it be the other way around? If you don’t want to stand out as unique to trackers shouldn’t you claim to be using the most popular OS?
Yes, that is why privacy resistfingerprint option does
Yeah, meaning it wouldn’t claim to be a standout like some Linux distro, but Windows
Okay, but not on Windows though, right?
Yeah
Well then this setting contributes nothing to Linux percentage
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