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Why restrict yourself to traditional distros? The biggest advantage of Linux that its supporters have been explaining for a while is that because it is open sou
by mrb 15y ago
Why restrict yourself to traditional distros? The biggest advantage of Linux that its supporters have been explaining for a while is that because it is open source, it can be modified to suit your needs and build whatever cool product you want with it.
Google did just that with Android. Therefore it is a perfectly valid example for this article to claim rightfully that Linux is winning.
- cageface 15y agoAnd it'a perfect example of the kind of innovation that OSS enables. Thanks to Linux, instead of wasting time building a new kernel from the ground up Google was able to spend that time building something entirely new on top of it.