#FreeDesktops
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #FreeDesktops from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-07-29 17:42 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
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measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-07-29 17:42 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 5 public posts (spanning ~4442 hours).
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Languages: English (5)
Avg boosts / post: 18
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I'm sympathetic to the idea that we shouldn't expect end users to choose their own OS. I am completely unsympathetic to the idea that we shouldn't expect organizations - including businesses, nonprofits, and universities - to protect their
@tasket @dusk @jk if you want one and only one desktop then windows and osx are waiting for you. Having choices is the entire point of #FreeDesktops. If you are looking for windows then just use windows, but don't complain when Microsoft ma
@[email protected] I was a member of a small team that managed to solve issues users hit but it took huge amount of work plus distro made some poor choices but was very popular while it lasted. #inxi is what remains active from
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