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Cool :) Where does the source data come from?
The same one: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linux_Distribution_T... Not able to find source though. Anyone? Edit: More info http://futurist.se/gldt/ , still no source though.
What about all the distributions that don't include GNU, or those that only include a tiny proportion of GNU code, is there a chart that includes those?
So instead, lets call it distributions! Except, distributions of what?
Maybe we should call it distributions of Unix compatible operative systems. Except, Unix is not a standard so then one have to ask, which unix version and what does compatible means?
Maybe we should call it distributions of POSIX compatible operative systems. Except, then we got the problem that most distributions are not 100% compatible.
Maybe we should call it distributions of partial POSIX compatible operative systems. Except, that is not a specific definition, so now you can't graph it.
I am sorry, I do not think there is a correct name we can use. I also do not think this is a discussion relevant to the article.
Such a waste of time and manpower creating all these forks. I wish folks spent time scratching their itch by writing great software for Linux instead of trying to reinvent the same wheel. And yet folks will continue to fork platform trying to solve problem that doesn't exist.
This is from 2012 and missing the (2012) part in the title...
No SteamOS (Based off Debian)
Backtrack was rebuilt and is now Kali
I'm sure there is other stuff.
The chart clearly shows that there is a lot of proliferation, which is confusing to a lot of new users. Imagine what would be possible if all these fine developers would focus on two or three distributions. Ps. I am proud that I was a paid co-developer of the very first distribution listed ;).
What tool was used to create this graph? Does anyone know? I often find the need to create such a diagram. I am hoping the answer is not Photoshop.
Such a waste of time and manpower creating all these forks. I wish folks spent time scratching their itch by writing great software for Linux instead of trying to reinvent the same wheel. And yet folks will continue to fork platform trying to solve problem that doesn't exist.
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They don't actually exist - it's just hot air from the anti-GNU crowd.
Android doesn't have glibc, and it's the most popular consumer computing platform.
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Android doesn't have glibc, and it's the most popular consumer computing platform.
It's the most popular platform for mobile devices; the most popular consumer computing platform is still Windows.
