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2013-07-28 , 13:51
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Originally Posted by Kangal View Post
I think Linux needs a fresh re-boot.
It needs the best software available, with the best UX available. That means cutting out 95% of everything else, breaking compatibility to pave a new way for the ecosystem to thrive.
It already has those things. No need for mass culling. No need to break stuff.

The best method is Android.
Say what you want but Google is twelve steps ahead of Linux.
Android is Linux, albeit with a really crappy UI and lots of intentionally-broken compatibility.

Open Source philosophy is what drags Linux down.
No. The free software nature of linux is the defining reason for its success. It's why google is able to use Linux in android. Your statement is bafflingly stupid. Thankfully, Torvalds licensed Linux GPL, so that no one will ever be able to "fix" this non-problem.

Android is not open source.
Its closed source dictated by one company.
Actually, it is open source. That's why AOSP, Cyanogenmod, ParanoidAndroid and Replicant exist. It's why really cool stuff like Openpdroid exists.

But the company has good direction, and later opens up the source.
Its a hybrid approach, and one much suited for this world.
So it is open source then? You seem to be conflating community-driven development with open source. Of course Google dictates the code they release. It is also true that Torvalds dictates what patches are accepted into Linux. In the same way, I dictate what words come out of my mouth.


We need the same muscle and philosophy Google uses on Android, except one for true Linux systems.
Nokia was meant to be it.
No, we don't. We just need some decent hardware with good (ideally free) drivers. The software is mostly ready for us once we get some fscking hardware. Plasma Active is nice.

Nokia made some cool stuff. Then they stopped doing that.

The N900 successor was meant to be a qwerty-tilt device with competitive hardware and superior software.
Yet the N9 we dreamt was trashed, and we got a bastardized iPhone competitor.
True that. Elop should have been fired on 2/12/2011, along with a retraction of his "burning platforms" memo.

At this point, I'm just giving up hope.
Maybe Linux could catch a break. Maybe. Who knows.
I'm simply not holding my breath anymore, my phones will no longer be mobile computers but "fun gadgets" instead.
The folks at Jolla and at Canonical would advise you not to give up hope. Plasma Active is pretty awesome too.
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