this post was submitted on 27 Apr 2025
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[–] throws_lemy@lemmy.nz 7 points 7 hours ago

not a fan of PDP, but the video has been viewed 2.8 Million times in less than 24 hours. nearly beat his 3 Million video views from 3 weeks ago

yeah it looks good, at least Linux gains more attention

[–] mastertigurius@lemmy.world 47 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Not personally a fan of Pewds, but this is a good thing. Dude’s still got 110M subscribers, he can reach an enormous viewer base. Not only that, but he’s got a magical ability to reach younger people in a way that grumpy old farts like me can’t (I’m five years older than him, which makes me a fossil). If Linux has had one problem through all its years on the good, green Earth, it’s marketing. Pewds might be just what it needs for this to finally be the Year of the Linux Desktop.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Like I commented on another post:

If someone makes the switch to Linux today, then this is the year of the Linux desktop for them.

What really defines "the year of the Linux desktop", objectively? 🤔

[–] AnotherPenguin@programming.dev 1 points 2 hours ago

It's all the friends we made along the way

[–] clot27@lemm.ee 9 points 16 hours ago

Hate the guy but good for linux's publicity