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Is the diversity of Linux its greatest strength?
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n/t
competition fuels innovation
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.
@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!
2c
> 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!
2c
Quoting:Is the diversity of Linux its greatest strength?
No, its openness and the GPL are its strongest, diversity is a consequence of both.
> 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)
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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