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Is Linux At the End of Its Life Cycle?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the don't-cycles-repeat dept.

Glyn Moody writes "That's what Nikolai Pryanishnikov, president of Microsoft Russia, seems to think. Quoted in the context of continuing questions about Russia's plans to create its own national operating system based on GNU/Linux, Pryanishnikov said [via Google Translate]: 'We must bear in mind that Linux is not a Russian OS and, moreover, is at the end of its life cycle.' An off-the-cuff comment, or something more?"

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  1. Re:Google Translate by davev2.0 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Seeing as Linux is based on a 30+ year old paradigm, "old fashioned" seems appropriate.

  2. Re:It's Hindsight by The+End+Of+Days · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    His primary goal is to ensure everyone has the freedom to choose what he wants them to choose.

    Idealism leads to funny morals.

  3. Re:In Soviet Russia... by spun · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Find me something NOT from Paul, okay? Bet you can't. Paul was the only one who thought like that.

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    - None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
  4. Re:In Soviet Russia... by spun · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The Bible tells you things about me? Cool!

    --
    - None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton