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The critical point is not the OS itself, but the tooling, ecosystem and the drivers. There is a lot more hardware and software now than when Linux got started.
by the_duke 5y ago
The critical point is not the OS itself, but the tooling, ecosystem and the drivers.
There is a lot more hardware and software now than when Linux got started.
For something different to overcome the initial bootstrapping problem it will need to be significantly better and be pushed by a very large player.
Googles Fuchsia is the only possible current candidate I know of.
- kaba0 5y agoYeah, forking Linux/making at least the drivers backward compatible is a must for any chance at a new OS emerging. But Linux has so many features that I don’t see a new contender getting anywhere close in the next few decades at least.