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It seems to me that there's no money in that. And the GPL license means that anyone can just fork your stuff whenever they decide they don't like your monetizat

by jotm 9y ago

It seems to me that there's no money in that. And the GPL license means that anyone can just fork your stuff whenever they decide they don't like your monetization strategy. Maybe building a distro based on FreeBSD would work as you describe? I haven't looked into Linux/Unix for a long time, right now I want to switch from Windows 7 to some Linux distro but I'm having trouble deciding, and I remember what a pain in the ass it was to keep a workstation Linux problem-free.

drdaeman 9y ago
> It seems to me that there's no money in that. It had sort of worked with Android, so there should be some. > Maybe building a distro based on FreeBSD would work as you describe? Is there anything wrong with macOS? ;) (I know, I know, it's not exactly BSD)
- hungerstrike 9y ago
  > Is there anything wrong with macOS Yes. It has probably the worst UI of any desktop OS. The window management sucks, the global menu is stupid and annoying and the file management sucks. Trying to operate the OS with just a keyboard is absurdly difficult. They don't give you any options to work the way that you want, they only give you one option to work the way Apple wants. You're also severely limited in hardware choice. Just about everything is wrong with the Macintosh Operating System IMO.
- jotm 9y ago
  It's very picky when it comes to hardware :D Android... I dunno, the way Google makes money is mainly from apps on the Play Store? Is it even possible to replicate that on a desktop?
  - drdaeman 9y ago
    Hm. I guess you're right. Android was a bad example. Unless something new happens to desktops that would require a new OS (or significant changes to the existing OSes), Android's success cannot be repeated.
    - jotm 9y ago
      I wonder if people would be enticed by a Linux OS that runs Android apps seamlessly (and with complete functionality)... There's a lot of good apps for mobile that are better than desktop alternatives, though I wonder how it would work legally with Google's Play Store...

by jotm 9y ago

drdaeman 9y ago

> It seems to me that there's no money in that. It had sort of worked with Android, so there should be some. > Maybe building a distro based on FreeBSD would work as you describe? Is there anything wrong with macOS? ;) (I know, I know, it's not exactly BSD)

hungerstrike 9y ago
> Is there anything wrong with macOS Yes. It has probably the worst UI of any desktop OS. The window management sucks, the global menu is stupid and annoying and the file management sucks. Trying to operate the OS with just a keyboard is absurdly difficult. They don't give you any options to work the way that you want, they only give you one option to work the way Apple wants. You're also severely limited in hardware choice. Just about everything is wrong with the Macintosh Operating System IMO.
jotm 9y ago
It's very picky when it comes to hardware :D Android... I dunno, the way Google makes money is mainly from apps on the Play Store? Is it even possible to replicate that on a desktop?
- drdaeman 9y ago
  Hm. I guess you're right. Android was a bad example. Unless something new happens to desktops that would require a new OS (or significant changes to the existing OSes), Android's success cannot be repeated.
  - jotm 9y ago
    I wonder if people would be enticed by a Linux OS that runs Android apps seamlessly (and with complete functionality)... There's a lot of good apps for mobile that are better than desktop alternatives, though I wonder how it would work legally with Google's Play Store...