Innovation in the Linux environment
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Outlook
The innovations discussed here show that the handling of Linux and the creation of distributions are currently in flux, which should drastically change how the operating system is used in the coming decade. Linux companies could well take the lead because they try to meet the needs of their clients. Even so, it is usually the developers and enthusiasts of Fedora – and other distributions that incorporate the latest trends into their updated versions – who perform development, testing, and experimentation.
The changes can already be seen in the package systems. Their archives have become more compatible with one another and also more secure given their isolation from each individual system. The traditional directory tree is gradually being simplified, and the kernel remains an essential foundation while undergoing careful improvement.
Infos
- Wayland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_display_server_protocol
- Jails: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeBSD#Virtualization
- Zones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris_Containers
- ZFS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS
- Snapshots: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapshot_computer_storage#In_databases
- /usr Merge: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/TheCaseForTheUsrMerge/
- FHS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard
- Causes for the occurrence of duplicates in the directory tree: http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2010-December/074114.html
- SLS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softlanding_Linux_System
- Slackware: http://www.slackware.com/
- Debian Manifesto: https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/ap-manifesto.en.html
- Social Contract: https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
- DFSG: https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
- Stateless Linux: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/StatelessLinux
- Device mapper: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_mapper
- Atomic updates: http://www.projectatomic.io/docs/os-updates/
- Kdbus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Bus#KDBUS
- D-Bus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Bus
- XDG apps: https://blogs.gnome.org/mclasen/2015/01/21/sandboxed-applications-for-gnome/
- Firmware update in the system: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/SystemFirmwareUpdates
- Dell: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/b/techcenter/archive/2016/02/02/dell-firmware-updating-under-linux
- OSTree: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/OSTree
- Nix package manager: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_package_manager
- Continuum: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-continuum-mobile
- CoreOS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoreOS
- Red Hat Atomic: http://www.projectatomic.io
- Partnership between MediaTek and Canonical: http://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/02/25mediatek-and-canonical-partner-to-build-app-enabled-smart-home-gateway/
- LXD: http://www.ubuntu.com/cloud/lxd
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