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Jumping Up and Down on the Shoulders of Giants, Never Talking About What Bill Gates Did
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, June 03, 2026
GNU/Linux Usage Rising Among Gamers, But "Hardware Survey Data Not Available."
posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 03, 2026,
updated Jun 03, 2026
Not anymore, not for now anyway (at Steam)
The third day of this month is nearly<br>finished.
Typically,<br>on the first or second day of the month there are already populated<br>categories, so why the delay this month? Might there be<br>technical problems? Camera shyness?
Can GNU/Linux exceed 10% (in Steam at least) next year? █
Jumping Up and Down on the Shoulders of Giants, Never Talking About What Bill Gates Did
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, June 03, 2026
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