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No, gnu/Linux is nowhere near usable as a daily driver mobile device for 99% of the population. Besides having terrible battery life and security, it's just a
by gf000 8mo ago
No, gnu/Linux is nowhere near usable as a daily driver mobile device for 99% of the population.
Besides having terrible battery life and security, it's just a hobby thing. Android has had millions of dev hours poured into it to be what it is.
- magpi3 8mo agoIn the 90s, you would have said the exact same thing about linux on the PC. Free software ultimately has time on its side. As long as a project has enough mindshare to keep its momentum, it really is unstoppable in the long run.
- gf000 8mo agoLinux desktop on the PC also sucks. Where Linux shines is the absolute for-profit cloud/server world. Open source has places where it works really nice, bazaar is better at "wider" stuff (having an active community, etc), while cathedral is more deeper/better at vertical integration, etc.