How do you feel about the future of "GNU/Linux"?
How do you feel about the future of "GNU/Linux"?
Hunter Lopez
Dylan Adams
It really kills me that systemd is an entire layer of GNU+Linux now. It really does.
Wyatt Gomez
It will be abandoned pretty soon, as Android will cease. OSX is crap and so has become Windows.
Future OS is Fuchsia, a fourth way, unfortunately made by Google.
Jaxson Cox
Like said. Except I don't think it'll be "abandoned" rather it will remain in limbo forever as a platform for everyone (Microsoft Google, various standards consortium.etc) to draft experimental software concepts and draft prototype software design standards on before being pushed to commercial software. Meanwhile on the commercial side everyone will have their own in-house kernel with some GNU/Linux compatibility for workflow reasons but nothing else. Basically the idea of "GNU/Linux" as a distinct OS/platform is dead. Rather its now seen as a reference OS on paper only. At least in the eyes of companies
James Evans
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Levi Green
I have no problem. Linux continues working and GNU continues working. They remain free software and all is good.
Cooper Kelly
Hurd 1.0 never ever
Elijah Watson
Yes that's right. At the moment they don't have enough programmers writing drivers for Hurd. The applications that go above the base OS layer are also incomplete. It's sad but that's the investment going into Hurd.
William King
Fuchsia is just an experiment at the moment, even Google admits it. It might be another Plan9 in terms of eventual adoption.
Jose Long
Watch this funny video for updates on the matter.
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