Differences between Linux's open-source and Apple's free OS

1. Apple released the free desktop OS X Mavericks.

2. Linux founder Linus Torvalds believes that this will not affect the future development of Linux. Linux has become an open-source OS for 22 years, and Apple decided to provide its OS for free on Tuesday, which is completely different from the Linux philosophy.

3. the upgrade of Apple Mavericks is free of charge, but it is not open-source. Users still need to purchase expensive hardware to use Apple OS.

Linus Torvalds, the founder of Linux, said that Apple's free provision of its latest desktop OS X Mavericks will not affect the future development of Linux.

Torvalds believes that Linux has become an open-source OS for 22 years, while Apple decided to provide its OS for free on Tuesday, which is completely different from the Linux philosophy. In fact, one of the reasons Torvalds chose open source rather than free software is that open source and free are two different concepts.

Although the upgrade of Apple Mavericks is free, it is not open-source, and users still need to buy expensive hardware to use Apple OS, he said. The free OS distribution by Apple is totally irrelevant to us. I don't think this will affect Linux at all.

Torvalds made the above statement at the LinuxCon European Conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday. In response to a question from the participant, he said that he had not considered retirement. But if he doesn't feel he can write any more code, or the doctor tells him to stop his work, he will consider stopping his work.

He said that even if he stops working, Linux will continue to develop without any problems. Over the past 20 years, thousands of people have quietly contributed to Linux, and some of them have been involved since the very beginning. Our developer circle has an incredible deep friendship.

Torvalds says he has no plans to stop Linux from upgrading within five years. I have never had any plans. Not in the future. The evolution of Linux is like the evolution of biology, and there is no termination plan at all. Linux will continue to evolve and improve in the same way.

Although I don't know how to improve, I don't have to worry about it, he said.