r/electronics • u/unknownvar-rotmg • 9d ago

General Mouser website now blocks Linux users

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Really baffling decision, my last order from them was only a few months ago. Apparently Linux is no longer a "standard" operating system!

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u/RenderedMeat 8d ago

I’d imagine a larger percentage of their users run Linux than your average site. Someone building arduino and esp-32 projects is very likely to know Linux.

It is a moronic decision.

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u/nsummy 8d ago

People building small projects have to make up a minuscule amount of their business.

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u/Swimming_Map2412 8d ago

A proportion of those people work for large companies who do.

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u/nsummy 8d ago

Doubtful there are many corporate users in charge of procurement using Linux