petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 years agoLinux continues rising above 3% desktop user share on Statcounterwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up175file-textcross-posted to: linux_gaming@lemmit.online
arrow-up175external-linkLinux continues rising above 3% desktop user share on Statcounterwww.gamingonlinux.competsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 years agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: linux_gaming@lemmit.online
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-squarecy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAlot of people in firefox set Resist Fingerprint to true that contributes to this
minus-squarebennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoHow so? Does a non-fingerprinted Firefox always cöaim it’s installed on Linux?
minus-squarecy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoOn Ubuntu, it used to say Ubuntu. On Arch, it used to say Linux on non fingerprinted firefox
minus-squareFloey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years 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-up1·2 years agoYes, that is why privacy resistfingerprint option does
minus-squarebennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoYeah, meaning it wouldn’t claim to be a standout like some Linux distro, but Windows
minus-squarebennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoOkay, but not on Windows though, right?
minus-squarebennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWell then this setting contributes nothing to Linux percentage
Alot of people in firefox set Resist Fingerprint to true that contributes to this
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
It hurts