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I see your point but Linux was actually designed in this way to be an open operating system, and using closed pieces of code in it, while possible, is discourag

I see your point but Linux was actually designed in this way to be an open operating system, and using closed pieces of code in it, while possible, is discouraged by developers and is causing problems for their users. What is problematic to some (=companies) is actually a boon for others (=users). Designing an operating system specifically for the sake of using closed code in the system is not good news for openness, no matter how you put it. But yes, all things considered, it's a bit similar to Apple using BSD as a base of Mac OS X - it had some positive effects on the overall ecosystem.

hutzlibu 5y ago
"Designing an operating system specifically for the sake of using closed code in the system is not good news for openness, no matter how you put it." It is designed specifically, to give the manufactures the freedom to choose how they write and release their driver. That can be open source, or closed. But it is not designed for proprietary. So I rather see it as designed for openness. It can not be the job of a OS maker, to force change the way, the industry treats intellectual property. This is a way bigger problem to solve, for the whole society. Till then, I want the maximum on openness, I can realistically get, while still getting work done. Fuchsia might help with that.