jayandp@sh.itjust.works to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoI feel called outsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square151fedilinkarrow-up11.64Karrow-down135
arrow-up11.61Karrow-down1imageI feel called outsh.itjust.worksjayandp@sh.itjust.works to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square151fedilink
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·11 months agoThe kind of website that distributes linux stuff is going to know most linux distros ship with Firefox set up to not report OS
minus-squareJetpackJackson@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoDoes librewolf do that too? I didn’t realize that was a feature of firefox
minus-squaremuhyb@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoLibrewolf reports as Firefox on Win 10.
minus-squareSatyrSack@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoAnd this is why stats showing how prevalent Linux users are on a site are pretty useless.
minus-squareJetpackJackson@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoHuh that’s interesting, thanks
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoNot by default but configuring it to lie about your user agent is dead easy
The kind of website that distributes linux stuff is going to know most linux distros ship with Firefox set up to not report OS
Does librewolf do that too? I didn’t realize that was a feature of firefox
Librewolf reports as Firefox on Win 10.
And this is why stats showing how prevalent Linux users are on a site are pretty useless.
Huh that’s interesting, thanks
Not by default but configuring it to lie about your user agent is dead easy