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• Ubuntu Linux heads to smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs.
• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Won’t Fit On a CD
• Banshee, Tomboy And Mono Dropped from Ubuntu 12.04 CD
• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Will Recommend 64-bit
• Fedora considers moving all binaries Starting with F17 to /usr/bin/
• Being pushed forward by Lennart Poettering of PulseAudio & systemd Fame.
• GoboLinux is known for having it’s own FS layout.
• In GoboLinux: /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin are all symlinks to /System/Links/Executables
• FreeBSD has a strict directory hierarchy, described in hier(7) which was originally created as part of Version 7 of AT&T UNIX
  • The files in /usr, /sbin etc, are tools that are required during single user mode, consisting of rescue tools and other system tools. On BSD /usr is usually a separate partition, so even if that fails to fsck, you can still start single user mode.
• More info in the Mailing list post
• Features/UsrMove – FedoraProject
• Fedora 16 poised for release Nov 8th – Review Next LAS!
• Linux Mint 12 Preview
• Schools In Portugal Moving To OSS
• Samba gets Microsoft code contribution
• ArchBang 2011.11 is out!
• Tiki, one of the largest open source teams in the word is planning Tiki Suite Integrated Web and desktop suite bring together a mind-blowing amount of projects for small and mid size org

Is Desktop Linux Dead?

• The ‘Year of the Linux desktop’ isn’t coming? Reddit Thread

• Mobile Proliferation Killed Linux Hopes For World Domination | Forrester Blogs

• Usage share of operating systems – Wikipedia

• Android announced four years ago today

3kirt writes:

• I do think it’s going to take a lot longer than many Linux evangelists are willing to admit. 5, 10, maybe 20 years? As cloud computing becomes so dominant, perhaps the commercial vendors will over a long long time, start to pull out of the Market.
• Linux on the desktop will be around as long as people care about it, and there’s plenty of people that do.
• Relatively small amount of developer effort being put into the desktop stack as compared to more server oriented things like the kernel.

okinawalinuxfan writes:

• There are enough Linux enthusiast and professionals to keep the community healthy for the foreseeable future.
• Many rely on Linux where it counts – Automobiles, Medical Equipment, Air Traffic Control, Stock Markets, National Defense Satellites, GPS, Manufacturing, and countless other critical systems that make our lives better every day.

Chris’ thoughts:

• Windows 8 will introduce the new Metro UI. Many end-users/companies may wish to keep there current hardware, and swap the OS to Linux.
• Vendors may find solutions like Ubuntu + Unity are their best route to avoid vendor ecosystem lock-in.
• New data shows slow steady growth, this seems consistent with an organically marketed OS: Windows market share slides in October as Mac, Linux gain
• Linux’s 60% share on servers (I think that is low too) continues to drive it to become a stable secure platform. This work is directly beneficial to making a safe and reliable desktop.

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