The Future of Closed Source Software and Linux

slashy writes "What is the future of closed source software and Linux? OSWeekly.com delves into the subject and emerges with a possible answer. Quote: "I have been struggling with one major problem lately with the Linux operating system and that problem is the amazing lack of new and exciting software. It's frustrating because by the time said software does finally make its way down to the Linux user, the Windows crowd has been using it for nearly a year or longer. Perhaps some of this is because there does not appear to be a clear, simple to follow outline cooperative for companies to design for the open source operating system. Arguably this is because of the perceived need to keep things "open," however, I feel it's time for Linux to grow up and find some kind of common ground with the closed source community. I am a firm believer that both parties could learn a lot from each other; unfortunately I don't see that happening any time soon."

Comments

Re:crap abyss

[gnufied]

who is "Curt Kobain?" and Kurt Cobain, did shot himself, but that is beside the point.The post is tagged with troll,fud so at least, some saving grace.

Re:I guess he's not looking then

[ultranova]

Is Outlook then his idea of 'exciting software'? I doubt it, Outlook is the most boring piece of software ever.

On the contrary, Outlook is a very exiting piece of software. When you open it, you never know if your machine is going to pick up some new virus that sniffs your credit card numbers and sends them to the Russian Mafia.

Outlook is very exiting, in the same way that walking across a minefield is exiting, and largely for the same reasons too. Linux email clients tend to be very boring in comparison.