And this kind of thinking is why it’s never “The year of Linux on the desktop.”

Linux has been on my desktop for 20 years.

Not my fault you dont run it there ;)

That's an intellectually lazy thought. If everyone had that attitude we wouldn't have modern society at all (grow your food, don't expect someone else to grow it for you).

I don't even know what to make of this comment.

Nobody is forcing you to interact with those "new users", if you don't like them, ignore them.

Frankly, if everyone had your attitude, your Linux community will be dead and gone in a few short years as time progresses, and your old users pass away.

I've been a Linux user for a long time, I and many other long time Linux users do not share this persons opinions. New Linux users, keep coming, the vast majority of us are not elitist.

You realize this is the definition of gatekeeping, right?

Computer "engineering" is the only unregulated engineer I am aware of because of the damage they can do to society.

It is time we started doing that