Future of Linux OS
 

Dear All,

Allow me to be a bit more flexible with the English language. It is very important that the information should be shared by all community members.

Personally, I am linux enthusiast.

I personally feel that there is a well-organized and sophisticated attempt to stall any advances which linux/OSS community makes.

There has been number of posts indicative of this.But I am sharing a few posts. I want this post to be collection of all the posts (weather within LQ or outside),to see at what levels the position of OSS has been tarnished.

http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/w...s-lockout.html
http://www.mediafire.com/view/uccych...28Reply%29.jpg
http://www.mediafire.com/download/no...+Microsoft.pdf

Thanking you in advance,,
Regards,
ntu929

Just put in simple words, do you mean that one day Linux will not be free anymore? or Windows will not allow Linux to co-exist on same PC?

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What i mean is that people who are against linux may conspire to reduce or nullify the influence which linux has. So I what to know what will be the future of linux given that so many conspirators exist. Will they allow other os to prosper ?

Given that Linux rules the server world, rules the supercomputer world, rules the embedded world, and rules the mobile world, it's a fair bet that noone with the ability to do so will try to stop what little linux in the desktop world there is from continuing. Even M$ is opening up to the idea of linux & BSD, and seeing that they can start to monetize open source users, I dare say it might actually get easier.

Agree with Timothy, Linux is here to stay. But I think one thing that Linux enthusiast should inject on the youth is the idea of Linux is secure and easy to learn. Even some IT professionals who has been working for a while but revolves only in Win_DDos world, is quite hesitant to touch or manage a Linux server.

More games, more user friendly software, should be a way to go for Linux so more penguins will embrace.

This thread, combined with several of your others, would lead me to believe this is part of a homework assignment. Goes along nicely with things like:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ry-4175557556/
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...trator-894202/
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ts-4175557554/
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ux-4175490300/

..going back years now, where you actually said you were doing PhD work. If you are, then you need to actually come up with your OWN thoughts/ideas.

I see no evidence of conspirators and no indication that some group is in control where it governs the future destiny or direction of Linux.

I agree with TB0ne in that a lot of these subjects are highly subjective. Perhaps they ought to be brought forth in the General forum versus in Newbie.

The post is worthwhile in the LQ. However, in addendum to TB0ne's hint above, I suppose this one homework-query or research topic for a dissertation material is a misplace here. The comment by Timothy Miller supra should appear a matter of obvious fact to a Ph.D candidate. Wherefore, I have the natural hesitation for further elaborate comments.

I concur to rtmistler and TB0one.

I look forward to re-reading this thread in ten years' time, a smile on my face, while sitting at my device running Linux Mint Zoe.

When I read posts like these, I wonder ... "Have you ever actually, in your life, actually run anything but a 'desktop' OS?" I doubt it.

If you did, then you would be quite-routinely shifting your mind-set from one type of operating system to another to another, as you do all day long.

In any production data-center, the center exists for the applications that need to be run, and so, those applications are run on whatever OS is "correct" for them. The cart does not lead the horse.

People have tried to capitalize on GNU/Linux and control it in some form or fassion, but the problem of the GPL licenses and the fact that forks of projects can be made so easily by the willing to do so, prevents one party from gaining absolute power. It has been tried, in fact it was attempted recently by a group, but like always, forks were made, and the effort died a painful death for the developers.

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That is the brighter side of the situation. Linux has made inroads into various fields/domains. But as a result, many companies business are getting affected, sometimes drastically.

@TB0ne: This is not the part of any home assignment. Infact, it is my observation/opinion based upon the current trends of urls shown in my original post. In case you want me to undertake this (Future of Linux OS) as an assignment, I am willing to do that. It will have tremendous impact upon me. Some of them are listed below:-

1. Lots of learning

2. Lots of practical experience

Again I am no guru of any level, so my findings might just be erroneous, but I am confident that there will be many mentors (including yourself) to correct me.

Sorry, but since you SAY you are a 'PhD student', this sounds VERY much like a research topic, and it does dovetail nicely with several of your other threads.
Why would anyone here want you to undertake anything as an 'assignment'?? Do whatever you want. No idea what those points 1 and 2 are related to above, or how they fit into anything that is being discussed here, or even the broader topic you started this thread with. If you're organizing your thoughts for your 'PhD' work in a similar fashion....good luck.

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@TBOne: Yes, I had mentioned it in the earlier posts that I am a PhD student. But as a result of being a PhD student, does it mean that I cannot post on LQ ? Being a genuine linux learner, does it not qualify enough for posting/starting a thread (which is not listed and follows the rules ?).

And allow me to clarify , I started with exclusive intention of listing out the possible threats for Linux. Now I agree that this statement is quite general, but the intent was just to list the threats.

And this thread has nothing to do with PhD I am undetaking or its topic. I feel that just by generalizing the topic it may not be appropriate for being at the level of a PhD.