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Strange article trying to extrapolate a very biased subpopulation and grasping at other aspects to claim this year was "the year of Linux on the desktop". Unix

Strange article trying to extrapolate a very biased subpopulation and grasping at other aspects to claim this year was "the year of Linux on the desktop". Unix was already dominating anything non-personal and non-mobile. Personal use outside enthusiasts and devs is still a blip on the radar. If anyone thinks otherwise, ask yourself how Windows continues to get away with such consumer-unfriendly practices.

jacquesm 4y ago
Unix has been absolutely dominant on mobile for years now.
- pjmlp 4y ago
  Try to write a pure POSIX applications on either iOS or Android. https://www.usenix.org/publications/login/fall2016/atlidakis https://www.usenix.org/publications/login/fall2016/atlidakis
  - jacquesm 4y ago
    That's not the same thing though, is it? Even desktop Linux is not technically POSIX compliant.
    - tmpburning 4y ago
      But Android and iOS are complete nightmares in this regard.
      - jacquesm 4y ago
        I believe that. Imagine the power of having a Unix box in your pocket whereever you go. It's a pity the Ubuntu phone went nowhere. There is Ubuntu Touch though (haven't used it).
        pjmlp 4y ago
        A box programmed in Objective-C, Swift, Java, Kotlin, ISO C, ISO C++, plus OS specific APIs, with hardly anything that shows up on UNIX architecture books.
    - pjmlp 4y ago
      It is because without it there is no UNIX. So I rephrase, try to write a iOS or Android app using UNIX only APIs.
phpisthebest 4y ago
Linux != Unix
- rascul 4y ago
  While that's true, there is an exception for Huawei EulerOS 2.0 on Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server. https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3622.htm https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3622.htm I don't think it was renewed, though.