linux is dead?

MyWorld said:
Clearly he does not know what he is talking about. Nothing lasts forever, but Linux will not die any time soon. Should actually send this to Linus, but I'm scared he would facepalm himself on his desk and die of blunt force trauma.

Just curious, why does he say it will be 2019?
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The Linux Apocalypse - maybe all Linux system clocks are going to stop on December 21st 2019 :D
 
Those crazy Mayan tech support!
First they crashed their servers and it started spewing out 21 Dec 2012 and then they tried to patch it and now the stones print out 21 Dec 2019! Should have used iOS or MS...
:D

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Just to add something more concrete.

Linux cannot just die, the heart and soul of Linux is the kernel, and it is open source. If Linus dies (creator and head maintainer of the kernel), someone else will take up the role of head kernel maintainer, or fork the project, and carry on with it. For it to completely die community participation should reach 0%, which is highly unlikely.
There are to many big companies with mayor stakes in Linux to just let it die.
 
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Some of the opinions in this thread are amusing to say the least..

Linux is def not dying, and neither is Windows... they both serve purposes.

Linux is great in the server market, as is Windows Server when its used correctly.
Linux is not so great in the desktop market, whereas Windows cleans up and will continue to do so for the forseeable future.

Microsoft as a corporation is also not going anywhere anytime soon, they're releasing some of their best products nowadays. SQL 2012 is epic to say the least.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Some of the opinions in this thread are amusing to say the least..

Linux is def not dying, and neither is Windows... they both serve purposes.

Linux is great in the server market, as is Windows Server when its used correctly.
Linux is not so great in the desktop market, whereas Windows cleans up and will continue to do so for the forseeable future.

Microsoft as a corporation is also not going anywhere anytime soon, they're releasing some of their best products nowadays. SQL 2012 is epic to say the least.
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Sound about right. Good answer :)
 
Linux is much faster than Windows because it has less bloatware which is perfect for a server. There are also many emulators and applications like WINE (It does technically emulate windows kernel structures) which allow windows applications to run on linux. It is also used in many technologies such as routers, dvd players ect.... And as mentioned Android which is Unix based as well
 
vinodh said:
Could have been worse. Could have been of those " which AntiVirus is better?" threads. :)
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nod32 hands down
TRex22 said:
Linux is much faster than Windows because it has less bloatware which is perfect for a server. There are also many emulators and applications like WINE (It does technically emulate windows kernel structures) which allow windows applications to run on linux. It is also used in many technologies such as routers, dvd players ect.... And as mentioned Android which is Unix based as well
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not the way i see its going. distros these days are full of **** you dont need and slows down the system. give me the console anytime. touching on "wine". i wouldnt really bother with that at all. ill use virtualbox instead. and if you want to play games not made for linux, dual boot instead. i dont go to a sushi place and order a steak
 
AcidRaZor said:
linux admin i know is busy switching to windows because his boss told him the linux fad is over. apparently this dude know what he is talking about. linux will cease to exist by 2019
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:wtf: not sure if serious.

Troll me maybe, preferably don't.
 
I don't think linux is dying, but its not penetrating the desktop/average user market fast enough.
Why is'nt it? We'll, there are hundreds of distro's out there, some fall away, and some get forked, and updated too often.
Versions are'nt supported long enough, some only 18 months.
People don't want to constantly upgrade.

This is where Linux must learn from Microsoft, there should be longer shelf life on versions,
Basically, there's just too much choice, and "fly-by nights"

I know Novell's enterprise linux has a long shelf life, but that's one....
 
This is where Linux must learn from Microsoft, there should be longer shelf life on versions,
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That is impossible in Linux and FOSS, unlike MS development in FOSS moves really fast on some products and there is no way that you can wait two years to update the core OS.

The only solution is rolling releases and lets see how Ubuntu handles it since it brings it's own challenges.
 
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