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In 50 years will windows still be around? In 100 years will windows still be around? Likewise for Linux?
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True, but successful opensource projects are mostly organized in this way. Take the kernel for example, like Oluseyi pointed out, it isn't a hobby project anymore: I believe the biggest contributors to the kernel are IBM and SUN. Torvalds acts like the dictator with a small circle of trusted developers.
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For some sufficiently important projects, especially when backed with commercial interests, open source development tend to work.
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do you think that the metric system will ever be able to takeover the imperial system in popularity (in the USA)
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Nope. Even if there was a revolt against Windows, I think people would go to Mac, not Linux. Anyway, I've posted this picture once before. I'll post it again.
[image with windows 91% mac 8% and Linux 1%
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do you think that the metric system will ever be able to takeover the imperial system in popularity (in the USA)
it should. Also, people in the UK should drive on the proper side of the route.
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Nope. Even if there was a revolt against Windows, I think people would go to Mac, not Linux. Anyway, I've posted this picture once before. I'll post it again.
[image with windows 91% mac 8% and Linux 1%
Where did you find these numbers? For my works website the numbers are 89% Windows 8% Mac, and 3% Linux, and we do flash games which *nix users have been vocal about not supporting, so it's odd they have a showing in our numbers.
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do you think that the metric system will ever be able to takeover the imperial system in popularity (in the USA)
it should. Also, people in the UK should drive on the proper side of the route.
Everybody drove on the left until quite recently. (There's plenty of evidence to support this. Even the ancient Romans drove their chariots on the left.) Driving on the left is the most natural option for the majority as most of us are right-handed. If you're riding a horse, it makes sense to hold its reins in your left hand, keeping your right free to greet people or to wield your sword.
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Even today, there is evidence to suggest that driving on the right is (slightly) more dangerous as right-handed people tend to react more quickly to events seen to the right of their field of vision.
