Subj : Re: Windows vs Linux
To   : tenser
From : boraxman
Date : Thu Apr 28 2022 22:24:55

 te> I believe that's what you've honed in on, but the comment
 te> that precipitated that was you opining that making Linux
 te> more user-friendly is dumbing it down and opening the door
 te> to a loss of some sort of freedom as different use cases
 te> become favored, which is just not an accurate reading of
 te> things.
 te> 

A large reason for Free operating systems being free, is that no one project, no one power, no one vision has enough power to be able to push out competitors.  I did express a concern that Linux say, taking a majority share of the desktop could lead to degradation of freedom.  Such a scenario results in a higher probability of one company defining what Linux is, and having potential clout to shape the desktop of the majority of users, and make specific requirement which push out, or exclude competition.  For example, using an app packaging system which is closed source (for security reasons), or if PC's will only boot signed kernels, and they can push for standards which only they, or only large aligned distros can meet.

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