> Linux should consider paying Microsoft and Apple

Who or what is the "Linux" entity in this context?

breezykoi 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Joking aside, I often hear people say "they should" when talking about GNU/Linux (for example: "they should just standardize on one audio stack"), as if there were a central authority making those decisions. What many don't realize is that with FOSS comes freedom of choice... and inevitably, an abundance of choice. That diversity isn't a flaw, it's a consequence of how the ecosystem works.

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morshu9001 5 hours ago | parent [-]

There's free choice for those OSes to use different kernels, but they don't, they all use the same Linux (rather than say BSD). There's a lot of advantage in getting aligned on things, even though anyone can choose not to.

	▲	breezykoi 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It is true that Linux-based distributions have this thing in common: the Linux kernel. There have been some GNU/Hurd variants though...

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morshu9001 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I guess Linus Torvalds and co? First they'd need to standardize a Linux desktop OS.

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avaer 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Also who is paying "Linux" and for what?

Maybe the answer ends up being Valve.

	▲	breezykoi 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Well at least Microsoft is a platinum member of the Linux Foundation for many years...