Is Linux Hopeless?
Is this the end? Will it survive 2008? Common give me a break, I’m not mentioning names but lately all the Linux news I’ve seen around are beating this topic to death. Maybe is something that needs to happen to understand people’s reaction, or maybe people are being naive about it. Where are the good news about Linux, Ubuntu just released a great, very stable version of their Linux OS.
I’m sorry to post my personal opinion on the subject but its time to end this negativity, and start posting about what really matters, the fact is that Linux is very useful. We need bloggers to start supporting open source projects creatively. Here are some ideas and for those of you who need more tips and tricks when writing about Linux, I will be talking more about it on this Blog.
How about talking about making your iPod or iPhone work with Linux, there is a piece of software called iPHUX that lets you do just that. But guess what, no one seem to care about this guy efforts to make this work, the last firmware he test was 1.0, then the project seems to be abandoned.
Several open source projects are in the works and getting better at working with the iPod, but I haven’t yet find one that is supported by a large community. This doesn’t mean that we don’t have passionate groups and loyal followers of the Linux OS, is just that they don’t get the attention they deserve.
Did you know that a large portion of web servers run of Linux software? In fact my hosting account is set in a Linux hosting account. This tells you that Linux is not for playing, serious applications are loaded and run everyday in Linux servers. The kicker I get from Linux is the best experience for my kids, I can set up any old box with light distributions and they can have fund for hours.
To conclude Linux is not dying, far from it, I think that Linux is getting the attention it deserves. I understand that some people may be concerned that they efforts stay in the air if everyone abandon Linux but Linux has some loyal followers that won’t let this happen. If I weren’t of Mac OS X, I would be running Linux all the time. Hopefully this makes sense, tell me what you think about this post.
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