Path: csiph.com!xmission!news.alt.net!not-for-mail From: owl Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: An example of how/why commercial linux desktop fails! Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:35:58 +0000 (UTC) Organization: ok by me, so long as it doesn't get out of hand Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <17bea6ae-36d2-4337-989f-5e5851ae2d6b@googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: boom.rooftop.invalid Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:321292 -hh wrote: > owl wrote: >> -hh wrote: >> >> >> > Overall, the bottom line remains the same: human societal >> > structure has mechanisms to recognize and reward individual >> > innovation such as through IP laws, which embraces commerce >> > and income as a motivator. Because FOSS is purposefully >> > contrary to this structure, it has a hard time participating >> > within that structure's set of rules, which manifests itself >> > as not being able to compete in the same way. >> > >> >> Without FOSS, there would be no OS X. > Except that Apple had OS's before they developed OS X, > so there's no proof that they simply would not have just > repeated what they did in the past. > And even if you want to claim that OS X could not have > ended up being a Unix, that line of logic is also contrary > to Apple's history, as they had previously developed A/UX, > in 1988 and was based on AT&T's (non-FOSS) V.2.2 Unix. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. Without FOSS, there would be no OS X. Fact.