Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 25, 2002 07:09 AM
Thing is, there is no reason why Linux people shouldn't go after every single market.
Why? That's because Linux is not one company. The people who do Desktop Linux are not the same that do Embedded Linux. In other words, there is NO opportunity cost at all. People who do Web Services on Linux don't do Desktop or Embedded. There is no overlap. Those are all different people who are taking Linux in whatever direction they want.
And that's great! More power to everyone who wants to do what they want with Linux. To tell all the Desktop Linux people to give up is silly, because if they do follow your advice, they won't be piling on top of Embedded Linux the next day.
I know you don't explicitely tell anyone to give up, but that IS the subtle message, or meme, if you will, that you are sending out.
Finally, the more platform Linux thrives in, the better. Part of the attraction of Embedded Linux is that it IS DECENT on Desktop!! So the development environment is nice and pleasant to use.
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Re:Chicken and the Egg Problem
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 25, 2002 07:09 AMWhy? That's because Linux is not one company. The people who do Desktop Linux are not the same that do Embedded Linux. In other words, there is NO opportunity cost at all. People who do Web Services on Linux don't do Desktop or Embedded. There is no overlap. Those are all different people who are taking Linux in whatever direction they want.
And that's great! More power to everyone who wants to do what they want with Linux. To tell all the Desktop Linux people to give up is silly, because if they do follow your advice, they won't be piling on top of Embedded Linux the next day.
I know you don't explicitely tell anyone to give up, but that IS the subtle message, or meme, if you will, that you are sending out.
Finally, the more platform Linux thrives in, the better. Part of the attraction of Embedded Linux is that it IS DECENT on Desktop!! So the development environment is nice and pleasant to use.
Please don't shoot yourself in the foot.
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