@kaievans > I wouldn't actually mind me some proprietary software on Linux.
Well Linux is proprietary software, so part of your freedom is surrendered right at the start, but of course you can surrender more of it.
>as long as it's containerised property and can't snoop around the system too much.
I'm sure those containers stop proprietary malware from doing malicious things (hint: they don't).

> the lack of commerce in Linux ecosystem that is keeping the OS back from mass adoption and becoming a norm.
Linux isn't even an OS:
"Sadly, a kernel by itself gets you nowhere. To get a working system you need a shell, compilers, a library etc. These are separate parts and may be under a stricter (or even looser) copyright. Most of the tools used with linux are GNU software and are under the GNU copyleft. These tools aren't in the distribution - ask me (or GNU) for more info. " - Linus Torvalds, right below the proprietary software license: https://linuxreviews.org/Notes_for_linux_release_0.01

Look at all these commercial proprietary software companies provided behind cloudflare and proprietary JavaScript: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/members
But I guess that's not proprietary enough for you?

>Android is a good example of how powerful could be
What are you even on about?
Android uses the kernel, Linux and does all the proprietary things that you desire.

You seem to have fallen for the trap of calling GNU/Linux and systemd/Linux after the kernel, which is actually mostly irrelevant, but is named as some credit is due.

>but FOSS is also useless at replicating a lot of proprietary software.
Gratis, source-available, proprietary software replicates proprietary software perfectly.

Meanwhile, free software has really replaced a massive amount of proprietary software - sadly the proprietary overlords are excellent at hiding the existence of such replacement software.

>FOSS doesn't even have a decent email/calendar client
Correct, no piece of proprietary software is decent.

Evolution, Icedove, gnus, claws-mail, mutt and far more are all free software email clients of excellent quality, plus more importantly, they also respect your freedom.

>let alone any specialised software for media production
I edit video and audio with ffmpeg just fine.

There's also KDEnlive, blender, Ardour, Sneedacity, the list is large and they respect the users freedom.


>it wouldn't even have a decent code editor if it's not for vs code ;)
You sure love that proprietary malware huh?: https://code.visualstudio.com/license

Even looking at it purely technologically, "VSCode" is webshit garbage and emacs far outclasses it.

>there is much more involved in making a great product that that
I guess if you measure a "great product" as how well you enslave the users, I guess proprietary software needs to get involved.


Please cease your futile attempts to corrupt freedom with proprietary malware - you know you can't stand the holy light of GNU, but you won't admit it.