this is sad
this is sad
Posted Jun 20, 2016 15:05 UTC (Mon) by clump (subscriber, #27801)In reply to: this is sad by drag
Parent article: Klumpp: A few words about the future of the Limba project
In terms of being able to meet the needs of end users and mobile devices it is a massive improvement over any other FLOSS system out there. With Wayland and container-based packaging 'regular' Linux is coming close, but it's till going to be years before it's up to were Android is. Trying to retrofit modern features on aging code base is going to be more difficult then writing something modern from scratch.Except for little concerns like security, lock-in, and having a healthy ecosystem I agree. Wayland and containers are completely irrelevant here.
Any other FLOSS solution in it's position will face the same problems. People with proprietary drivers, closed firmware, FCC rules, patent lawsuits, losers trying to get revenge through copyright lawsuits, vendors seeking revenue streams through advertising, leasing locked-down phones at massive discounts with obnoxious contracts, and nasty pre-installed applications, etc etc. That is the price you pay for being successful.The situation for everything you've described is far better for users in the desktop x86 world than the mobile world. The solution is not to give up and proclaim problems aren't fixable.