Totals (Distrowatch, 861): Stable (251), Dormant (54), Discontinued (556)
Today’s date & time, Tuesday – 29 September 2020, 22:29:57 Australian Eastern Time.
Below is my updated version of this article. It will be used as part of my research into Cognitive Sciences. Please leave your comments. Being very frail & disabled myself, it will be the job of you youngsters to continue this development of FOSS & Open Source software. As the Gnome coding team knows, these developments must move away from there secretive closed source origins in the USA military & commercial areas. Very few others know this.
The Bold are the parts of this which show the automotive comparison shown in the original article. Apple’s closed & open source systems are mentioned. Apple is following Google with Closed & Open Source Unix-0derived operating systems.
My work is based on: “Operating Systems & Distributions”.
> Kernel = Engine
> Linux Kernel = Specific Type Of Engine
> Desktop Operating Systems = Cars
> Server Operating Systems = Heavy Trucks
> Embedded Systems = Motorbikes
> Desktop Environments = Body Of The Vehicle Along With Interiors (Dashboard Etc.)
> Themes And Icons = Paint Job, Rim Job And Other Customizable Features
> Applications = Accessories You Use For A Specific Purpose (Like The Music System)
Kernel = Engine CPU BIT: 16, 32, 64
UNIX DERIVED
Linux Kernel = Specific Type Of Engine
Source code FOSS, +/- Commercial code, +/- Options
CPU, GPU, SoC, I-O, …
Compiled Source FOSS, or Modified
Linux
Android
Chromium OS
BSD Closed Source ... + Apple
Open Source, + Swift (from Apple)
CPU INTERFACE
Hardware: Machine Code, Compilers,
Software: Virtualizers (Emulators, Interpreters)
HUMAN INTERFACE
Shell (CLI, terminal)
Window Managers
OpenBox, i3, Awesome, …
Desktop Environment (Gui)
XFCE, LXQT, LXDE, KDE, Gnome, Cinnamon, MATE, …
Theme (Paint Job, Rims, Customizable Features)
Add On (Gadgets, Extensions)(Gauges, Lighting, Alarms)
A-V, Vibration, Sense,
Devices
Ports (Hardware, Software)
Networks
Blocks
Corrections
Physical
Visual
Audio
Vibration
Other (Temperature, Proximity, … )
Storage
Real
Virtual
Cache
Applications
Utilities
Tweaks (Customizations)
Communications (Internal & External)
Data (Raw & Automated) (Rate, Type, Quantity)
Knowledge (Data: Processed & Sorted)
Presenting (Knowledge: Filtered, Adjusted)
Archiving (Packages: Size, Speed, Catalog)
Appimage, Flatpak, Snap, Deb, Rpm, Aur, …
Operating Systems
Single Task, Single User (IoT, Phone) (Bike)
Single Task, Multi User
Multi-Task, Single User (Tablet, PC) (Car)
Multi Task, Multi User (Terminal, Server, Cloud) (Bus, Truck)
