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More people switch to Linux, gaining developer attention, in turn more developers support their software for Linux.

mattl 5y ago
Proprietary software or free/open source software? I don't see how more proprietary software is something the open source community wants.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
  Assume for a moment that people are going to want to run the proprietary applications either way. Would you rather that they run proprietary applications on a proprietary operating system, or that they run proprietary applications on an open source operating system?
- pdpi 5y ago
  We're in a world where most people predominantly use proprietary software on proprietary operating systems. Many people are tied to those platforms because key parts of their workflows keep them from migrating - in this case, people who use Adobe's tools as their daily drivers would have a hard time moving to Linux. If Adobe made their software available on Linux, that would allow many people to migrate, which would in turn help expose those people to lots of other F/OSS software, which would then build up their userbase over time. None of this would happen instantaneously, of course, but there's a precedent for this sort of "small" change causing large shifts. For example, OS X having a unix foundation was the trigger for the gradual (but eventually large-scale) move of software developers towards macs.
- eitland 5y ago
  Linux user since somewhere around 2001 - 2003 here: I use a mix of proprietary and free software at any time. I guess most Linux users are like me: using it mainly because (for me) it provides a superior experience all the way from installation, through painless maintenance, fantastic desktop usability (for me) and extremely much better performance. The last one is worth emphasizing: 1. the compiles are relevant for me are consistently around 30% faster on Linux 2. starting executables (and this includes git) is so much faster that using anything else afterwards feels just dumb.

Proprietary software or free/open source software? I don't see how more proprietary software is something the open source community wants.

yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
Assume for a moment that people are going to want to run the proprietary applications either way. Would you rather that they run proprietary applications on a proprietary operating system, or that they run proprietary applications on an open source operating system?
pdpi 5y ago
We're in a world where most people predominantly use proprietary software on proprietary operating systems. Many people are tied to those platforms because key parts of their workflows keep them from migrating - in this case, people who use Adobe's tools as their daily drivers would have a hard time moving to Linux. If Adobe made their software available on Linux, that would allow many people to migrate, which would in turn help expose those people to lots of other F/OSS software, which would then build up their userbase over time. None of this would happen instantaneously, of course, but there's a precedent for this sort of "small" change causing large shifts. For example, OS X having a unix foundation was the trigger for the gradual (but eventually large-scale) move of software developers towards macs.
eitland 5y ago
Linux user since somewhere around 2001 - 2003 here: I use a mix of proprietary and free software at any time. I guess most Linux users are like me: using it mainly because (for me) it provides a superior experience all the way from installation, through painless maintenance, fantastic desktop usability (for me) and extremely much better performance. The last one is worth emphasizing: 1. the compiles are relevant for me are consistently around 30% faster on Linux 2. starting executables (and this includes git) is so much faster that using anything else afterwards feels just dumb.