Linux should abandon desktop

Via:http://ostatic.com/blog/linux-doesnt-need-to-own-the-desktop

Sam Dean Translator: Mr Small eyes

This article by LCTT original translation, Linux China honors launch

The Linux 3.17 Rc-2 was released shortly before Linus Torvalds, which deviated from his normal release schedule because August 25 was the 23rd birthday of Linux. Hello everyone, are you still using Minix? ", 23 years ago on August 25, Torvalds wrote in the first release of Linux.

At the same time, the recent pcmag.com website claimed that Linux was not much longer. But don't you think it's pointless to discuss whether Linux is successful on the desktop? Linux has been used extensively in supercomputers and in-vehicle systems to build the fundamentals of Android, while still being the most popular cloud integration (for example, OpenStack) running platforms – these are just some of the achievements of Linux. The desktop is not the only battlefield for Linux.

In his recent article, Jon Buys spoke about Linux specialization and desktop-related content:

"Recently, the IT industry is asking ' is Linus still clinging to the Linux desktop? ' and Matt Asay from Teck Republic said, ' Please stop talking about the Linux desktop, okay? ’。 Both of these articles are skeptical about the development of Linux in the personal computer space, and take the success story of Android ... But they all ignore the flexibility of Linux and the openness of its open-source license, which is perhaps the key to saving Linux desktops. ”

It may be true, but Linux is too much for so many desktop users. The best opportunity for Linux to share a huge market has come and gone in a hurry.

The truth is simple, Linux has changed the world and achieved unparalleled success-beyond the desktop system. Android is not just a Linux-based platform, it has become a great sign. Linux has a huge share of server-side and embedded technology, as well as providing innovative impetus for platform integration. Ubuntu has become the most popular platform for deploying OpenStack. Supercomputers all over the world are running the Linux,chrome OS and Linux-based.

As a result, Linux is driving the world's upheaval, and it's time for critics to stop clinging to Linux on the desktop side.

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Linux should abandon desktop