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| From | Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Why do you guys use Linux? |
| Date | 2016-10-11 23:32 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <e65b3qFbg24U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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On 2016-10-11, Silver Slimer <> wrote: > > On 2016-10-11 6:00 PM, Marek Novotny wrote: >> On 2016-10-11, Silver Slimer <> wrote: >>> >>> On 2016-10-11 4:58 PM, Marek Novotny wrote: >>>> On 2016-10-11, Silver Slimer <> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 2016-10-11 12:01 PM, Marek Novotny wrote: >>>>>> On 2016-10-11, Silver Slimer <> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2016-10-11 11:39 AM, Marek Novotny wrote: >>>>>>>> On 2016-10-11, Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 9:19:19 AM UTC-6, >>>>>>>>> Marek Novotny wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On 2016-10-11, Silver Slimer <> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> // snip >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> No company is hiring to produce Linux software >>>>>>>>>>> other than RedHat as far as I can tell since >>>>>>>>>>> there is no money to be made selling such stuff >>>>>>>>>>> on the platform. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Incorrect. Any distribution that pays any employee >>>>>>>>>> is producing software for Linux. If you're hired >>>>>>>>>> by Canonical to work on Ubuntu, you're a paid >>>>>>>>>> Linux software developer. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Does intel pay their kernel developers? Of course >>>>>>>>>> they do. That's a paid Linux developer. And just >>>>>>>>>> look at the top 20 contributors. Even Microsoft has >>>>>>>>>> paid Linux developers. They too contribute to the >>>>>>>>>> Linux kernel. What about the people working on >>>>>>>>>> bring the Linux environment to Microsoft windows? >>>>>>>>>> They are not Linux software developers? Of course >>>>>>>>>> they are. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The arstechnica.com site recently published an >>>>>>>>> article entitled: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Google and Samsung soar into list of top 10 Linux >>>>>>>>> contributors." "And Microsoft's days of major Linux >>>>>>>>> contributions have come to a halt." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I knew it was big and getting bigger but this line >>>>>>>>> really stuck out to me: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Most Linux developers contribute to the kernel as >>>>>>>>> part of their employment." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/google-a > nd >>> >>>>>>>>> > - - -s >>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>> am >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>> sung-soar-into-list-of-top-10-linux-contributors/> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yes, I had provided a link from the Linux Foundation >>>>>>>> some time back. I do that from time to time. The Linux >>>>>>>> Foundation publishes a lot of research in this >>>>>>>> particular area. Linux jobs are plentiful. There is so >>>>>>>> much Linux infrastructure. Just look at Docker. Look at >>>>>>>> Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Juju. Look at the volume of work >>>>>>>> going into OpenStack and related file systems. How >>>>>>>> about IBM's push into Linux with the LinuxOne Main >>>>>>>> Frame. It's frankly everywhere you look. Look at the >>>>>>>> job opportunities from Apple or Pixar. Both want Linux >>>>>>>> developers. Apple's push with Swift, which is open >>>>>>>> source and released for Linux. Who developed it? Apple. >>>>>>>> It didn't appear from thin air. Someone had to develop >>>>>>>> that for Linux. Microsoft releasing SQLserver for >>>>>>>> Linux. I could go on and on. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm still wondering when any of you will respond to the >>>>>>> fact that developers don't make money selling software >>>>>>> _on_ the Linux platform. Everyone is so adamant about >>>>>>> misreading what I wrote. >>>>>> >>>>>> You're back to same old broken record again. >>>>> >>>>> Whatever rocks your boat. >>>>> >>>>>> Clion, the IDE I like to use for C is published by >>>>>> jetBrains. Look them up. I pay for that software. I Paid >>>>>> for Qoppa PDFStudio Pro. Zimbra has both an open source and >>>>>> an enhanced version which is paid for. I used Zimbra for >>>>>> more than a year as my mail server and client. Look at all >>>>>> those games in Steam catalog. Those are being sold for >>>>>> money and there are more than a thousand of them. I am >>>>>> assume you've heard of VMWare? Isn't DropBox software as >>>>>> well as a service? I'm paying for it and it runs on my >>>>>> Majaro laptop as I speak. That's paid for software on >>>>>> Linux. Remember those codecs I mentioned from Fluendo? One >>>>>> Play, the media player, the DVD player, the media codecs... >>>>>> All of these are paid for software. Is Microsoft not >>>>>> publishing SQLServer for Linux? Autodesk sells Maya for >>>>>> rhel do they not? >>>>> >>>>> I can only comment on Steam since I didn't try any of the >>>>> other programs you mentioned. In Steam, most of the huge >>>>> library of games currently available are either developed to >>>>> look like games from the 16-bit era or actually come from >>>>> there. If they're bigger games, they are only released out of >>>>> the goodness of the developer's heart and not because they >>>>> expect to sell a large number of copies in Linux. In fact, >>>>> you'll notice that most developers have already given up on >>>>> the idea since SteamOS and the SteamBox were both disasters. >>>> >>>> Have you spoken to most Steam developers? >>> >>> A very dumb response in light of the evidence: >>> >>> <https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Steam-Linux-May- > 201 >>> >>> > 6-Stats> >>> >>> "The May 2016 stats from Valve show the Steam Linux marketshare >>> falling by another 0.06%, or down to 0.84%. For May last year, >>> the market-share was at 0.88% while last month was obviously at >>> 0.90%. " >>> >>> "The indicated OS X usage for May was 3.67% and Windows was at >>> 95.39%. " >>> >>> Gee, I wonder where the developers will go. >> >> Where indeed?? If they make it simple to cross develop, what's the >> problem? And what did you expect at this early stage? A runaway >> success that smashes Windows right off the bat? > > The only hope for Linux (and the Mac, ironically) is if the Vulkan > development platform becomes popular. As it is, companies seem to > prefer DirectX which makes porting a difficult process. If, however, > they consider their options and realize how much smarter using Vulkan > would be, then Linux might actually have a chance to get gaming users > and therefore to become a much more viable platform for whichever > developer resists at first. > > It won't happen though. I've already seen Mantle fail in a short > period of time so there's no reason to believe Vulkan will fare > better. Besides, Linux doesn't do its users many favours in having > certain things not work in one version and then working again in the > next only to become completely non-functional in the one after that. > That's how Ubuntu seems to work at least. > > - -- > Silver Slimer > Islam is a disease > Gab.AI: @silverslimer The game market is overloaded already. It's the same thing smartphone manufacturers will run into trying to break into the market. Even Microsoft got killed with their Windows phone. Too many players already so they were doomed from the start.
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Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 12:15 -0400
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Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 20:09 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 15:33 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-01 10:10 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 14:53 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 15:50 -0400
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You are a hypocrite and Liar. GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-11 12:42 -0600
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 09:20 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 00:07 +0000
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