Not a surprise, considering the amount of data and processes the kernel manages.
MeOnTop
More users means there is more interest from private companies to reach these users and to port their software/products to Linux. Ie Adobe, Games, AutoCAD Suit, etc.
I remember seeing Tux long ago but never knew what it meant. We had a Linux class in uni, made the switch to bare metal right away. Been using it for 4 years now.
Its happening Troy
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Doesn’t matter, it only needs to stick once. And each year the big projects FOSS/Linux have tremendous improvements so if it’s half decent in the eyes of the gv users it’ll be a big Win