Re: Who/What is responsible for very low installations of Linux desktops?

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вс, 17 мая 2026 г., 16:28 Amit <[email protected]>:

> Hi,
>
> GPLv2 license of Linux kernel is responsible for very low
> installations of Linux desktops (only 4% to 6% of the global desktop
> computer market).
>
> People in general don’t want to use Linux desktops because it is
> difficult to find device drivers for a majority of devices.
>
> The device manufacturers don’t want to develop the drivers for Linux
> because then they will have to release the source code (because of
> GPLv2), and they don’t want to release the source code because the
> competitors can then read the source code and figure out their
> hardware innovation/invention.
>
> So, companies don’t develop device drivers for Linux because they
> don’t want to release the source code, and this results in not many
> people using Linux desktops.
>
> Amit
>