Talk:List of Linux adopters

Celebrities section?

Why does this exist? Individual celebrities seem largely irrelevant when compared to massive organizations, should it be deleted? Frogg220 (talk) 10:54, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

It is relevant because it has been covered in third party publications and is therefore notable and also because, like it or not, people care what celebrities do. - Ahunt (talk) 13:25, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

Because the Dalai Lama enjoys Linux Games. I challenge anyone to find a more notable fan of Linux games.

We can list him if we have a WP:RS. I am afraid a G+ post won't cut it, see WP:SPS. - Ahunt (talk) 22:27, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Businesses

The list of businesses using Linux seems quite small. Either Linux is used much less than I thought or there are very many more businesses that could be added. Sam Tomato (talk) 02:57, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

I am sure there are lots more, but many just don't write about it. We just need refs to add them. - Ahunt (talk) 11:43, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

Linux use in Romanian Govt.

I tried to find reliable sources for the following statements

• RATB, the state-sponsored public transportation company in Bucharest uses a Linux distribution called "C90++ (Benny)" for the display panels inside its Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses.
• ROMATSA, the Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration, uses Ubuntu in its flight simulators.

but I couldn't find any. They've been uncited since October 2014 and I couldn't find any other instances of Romania using Linux, so I removed the section. - Sunmist3 (talk) 17:06, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

Android

Android is Linux, right? Doesn't Android qualify for mention here? Sam Tomato (talk) 02:58, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

Sure, but it is not usually "adopted" as an operating system by an organization per se, but if you have refs showing it has been then it can be added. - Ahunt (talk) 11:41, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

Depends what you mean by Linux. Most user use the word to mean Gnu/Linux, but some people are aware that it is just a kernel. Therefore the article title should be made more clear, is it Gnu/Linux adoption or Linux kernel adoption. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.29.164.180 (talk) 22:38, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

No, we aren't going there! Read GNU/Linux naming controversy. The consensus is that we don't use the term "GNU/Linux" on Wikipedia as it is a minority and POV term. On Wikipedia Linux kernel refers to the kernel, while as per WP:COMMONNAME, Linux refers to any operating system that incorporates the Linux kernel. This article deals with organizations that run computer operating systems based on Linux. - Ahunt (talk) 22:49, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

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