Tip: Detect gadgets running in Linux

Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 10:18 AM

Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer

If you want to detect a Linux user, look for telltale signs such as stacks of O'Reilly books, an anti-MS worldview, and a stuffed penguin collection.

Or you can do this:

function isLinux() {
  return framework.runtime.osName == 'Linux';
}

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