Comment by zabzonk
> Linux should consider paying Microsoft and Apple
Who or what is the "Linux" entity in this context?
> Linux should consider paying Microsoft and Apple
Who or what is the "Linux" entity in this context?
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.
I guess Linus Torvalds and co? First they'd need to standardize a Linux desktop OS.
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.