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Story: Is the diversity of Linux its greatest strength? Total Replies: 5
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r_a_trip

Nov 08, 2013
5:47 AM EST 		n/t
lqsh

Nov 08, 2013
7:59 AM EST 		competition fuels innovation
Bob_Robertson

Nov 08, 2013
9:15 AM EST 		The lower the barriers to entry, the greater the competition, the faster innovation lowers costs (not just price, "ease of installation" is a cost, learning curves are costs, etc) and improves service.
flufferbeer

Nov 08, 2013
10:36 AM EST 		@lqsh + @Bob_R,

> competition fuels innovation

Yep, and I think what might happen is that the better Linux innovations will rise to the top and become a part of the most popular distros. And this will happen on a grassroots basis WITHOUT necessarily being mandated from the distros' financial owners, who themselves probably have vested monetary interests in directing what their distros should or should NOT include!

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Fettoosh

Nov 08, 2013
11:40 AM EST
Quoting:Is the diversity of Linux its greatest strength?


No, its openness and the GPL are its strongest, diversity is a consequence of both.
Bob_Robertson

Nov 08, 2013
11:51 AM EST 		> the distros' financial owners

One of the reasons I liked Debian even before my first installation.

> diversity is a consequence of both.

Yep. Participation is not retricted, and the GPL means the code is there for anyone to see. Low barriers to entry.

Aren't you glad no one needs a "Coder's License"? (yet)

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