Ubuntu Community Council statement on Canonical package licensing

Posted Feb 17, 2014 15:56 UTC (Mon) by fandom (subscriber, #4028)
In reply to: Ubuntu Community Council statement on Canonical package licensing by rsidd
Parent article: Ubuntu Community Council statement on Canonical package licensing

So, what is it that you are trying to say? That Ubuntu doesn't free ride on the Linux hackers' work or that the Linux kernel is not successful outside Ubuntu?

Ubuntu Community Council statement on Canonical package licensing

Posted Feb 17, 2014 16:09 UTC (Mon) by rsidd (subscriber, #2582) [Link] (3 responses)

The former. Ubuntu contributes software to the ecosystem, mindshare, new converts to Linux. If you don't like "free riders", don't use free software licences. As for the latter, I note you cleverly say "linux kernel" rather than "linux". Clearly Android blows everything else away, including Windows, OS X and iOS, in terms of installations. But if you excluded Android, I'd agree to your second point too (not sure about ChromeOS -- I haven't seen anyone use it yet, though apparently it's selling).

Ubuntu Community Council statement on Canonical package licensing

Posted Feb 17, 2014 16:12 UTC (Mon) by rsidd (subscriber, #2582) [Link] (2 responses)

Clarification -- clearly Linux is successful in certain segments (servers, HPC, etc). Doesn't reflect in marketshare but it means Red Hat turns a profit and Canonical doesn't. So I don't agree to your second point as you phrased it either, even excluding Android. But I do say Ubuntu is the only distro that has managed to reach out to ordinary users (especially students who are nontechnical but willing to learn -- I see many of those).

Ubuntu Community Council statement on Canonical package licensing

Posted Feb 18, 2014 12:44 UTC (Tue) by fb (guest, #53265) [Link] (1 responses)

> But I do say Ubuntu is the only distro that has managed to reach out to ordinary users (especially students who are nontechnical but willing to learn -- I see many of those).

IMHO the problem with Ubuntu is exactly that, it is the only distribution that managed to have some success reaching out to ordinary users. Many Linux desktop users/enthusiasts/proponents get grumpy coming to terms with that.

Ubuntu Community Council statement on Canonical package licensing

Posted Feb 18, 2014 12:55 UTC (Tue) by vonbrand (subscriber, #4458) [Link]

Did I hear "sacred spirit of Unix" and "end user" by any chance?