Re:Why GitHub Can't Host the Linux Kernel Community
by gnaritas on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @07:55PM
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Linux will likely outlive all of us. Network effects are massively strong for operating systems, we've been stuck with the same basic 3 for decades and that's likely to stay the same.
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Re:Why GitHub Can't Host the Linux Kernel Community
by mrep on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @11:18PM
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Only if you consider servers.
Mobile operating systems such as IOS have become huge and they're many new industries that look promising (my guess is IOT based one like alexa and Google home but who knows).
Re:Why GitHub Can't Host the Linux Kernel Community
by gnaritas on Thursday August 10, 2017 @12:00AM
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There are two major mobile operating systems, iOS and Android, both based on Unix clones, one on BSD and one on Linux. Mobile has dramatically increased Linux usage; what do you think Android is?
Re:Why GitHub Can't Host the Linux Kernel Community
by mrep on Thursday August 10, 2017 @12:20AM
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You bring up valid points.
However, ios makes most of the mobile profit just as windows and Mac do over Linux for desktop (I have only used Linux in server industry so I don't know how they fair in those markets too much).
In that light, How about this prediction.
Linux will continue to dominate in the server market for a long time as businesses factor in the cost of os licenses and the supply of linux users is big.
Consumer markets like desktop, mobile, whatevers next will flock to the lower personal cost (through customer time investment in learning the os).