my bit on linux.

My opinions on linux, theory and windows fans who use linux as means to retreat to in debates between windows and os x.

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[Arkblu]

The core philosophy of Gnu and Linux is that users have four essential freedoms:

0) The right to run the code in the manner you choose.

1) The right to read and modify the code.

2) The right to redistribute exact copies, for free or for charge.

3) The right to redistribute modified copies, for free or for charge.

The kind of ideals you are talking about don't fit with everything we've been working towards for that past 25 years, so there's the door ==>

Have a nice day!

[mrbit10]

i will have a new vid on this topic soon although you may disagree with some points i will make, but it the message should be clear in that I am not against what you state.

[linuxoncrack]

Sorry to come down on you like this but Linux is a kernel licensed under the GPL with to thousands of individuals.. It is a unix like system. There is no governing body for linux, a distro is a collection and configuration of scripts and packages ontop of the kernel to achieve a goal, look at redhat they had no trouble making money from linux. You have missed the core means behind the system. Linux itself is not going after home users, Ubuntu is. Thats a particular distro that uses Linux.

[mrbit10]

i am not sure where i disagree with that in the video, i have programmed for Redhat 6 and SuSe 7. My point in this vid is part of an arc if you will of videos supporting other operating systems to compete and give us a viable alternative to Windows in both consumer and enterprise. While the server side is doing very well this video is a request to linux to consolidate to compete in the consumer market rather than going distro, distro.

[mrbit10]

I know what the intent of GNU was going to Linux and its foundation, my examples of Redhat and Novell among others are great success stories. Mandriva with OLPC among others, all very well and good. But again this is not stating what Linux is but where I would like to see it go in combination with another or by itself to reduce Windows market share by at first 30%

[CrystalLinux]

which lunix distribution you using.

[mrbit10]

back in the day i used redhat 6 and SuSE 7, today most of my linux clients are either still SuSE(novell) or Redhat.

[OriginalUsernameHere]

Windows: don't worry, I'm just keeping the world running.

Linux: don't worry I'm just keeping the internet running.

Mac: don't worry I'm just making a slideshow.

[ExteelPaprika]

I think i'd be cool if a linux core package could be sold and you'd get more support and more features like gaming on linux etc. then on top of that widget operating system companies could sell their widgets to embellish the os

[ThingsontheWeb]

test ..in feature

[GeekySpiro89]

Hey.....You do not truely understand the meaning of open-source and certainly do not understant linux. I believe open-source requires more then having an open code. It requires being free to the end user also. And linux is about freedom. You'r talking about people having trouble making products for linux but linux has a goal to not need proprietary software. Sooner or later all linux apps and drivers will be open-source and will work just as good or better. Deal With It.

[martini1179]

Sheesh, is this guy dense? He just doesn't get it. The minute you start splitting up a Linux distro into Free and proprietary entities, treating it like a product, talking about "market forces, consolidating the different distros and worrying about market share, belittling Linux support forums, it's no longer Linux. There are ways to unify and strengthen Linux without attaching a barcode.

[tincho81]

Oh, I'm a mac fanboy by the way... OS X is the best OS. But if I were forced to choose any other I would have a dual boot windows/linux. But I hate linux "open" philosophy.

[tincho81]

To be honest, I prefer windows to linux. I've been in the linux 'comunity' for a long time. It really sucks. Imagine they could control all the market share... that would be a disaster. What about programming? Since almost everything is released under GPL, that would force other programmers to do the same.

Linux is a mess, they can not even agree on what to call linux, is it the distro, the kernel, the OS. It's a mess.

[penguinistas]

I can understand that having just one Linux distro would invite more support from vendors but one of the greatest strengths of Linux is the innovation that competition within the distros brings.

Lindows: a better package installer

Ubuntu: ease of installation

Knoppix: live CDs,

Konqueror is better because it competes with Nautilus,

KDE is better because it competes with Gnome,

SUSE for the office, Red Hat for servers, Gentoo for masochists (just kidding) one size does not fit all.

[L33F3R]

I think the distros are a great weakness but it is also an advantage. its not consolidated but it helps from a Darwinian point of view. When windows vista sucked, thats it, you have vista. If a linux distro begins to suck you can cut the fat and go to a better one.