That's an interesting question that I just may do a poor job of answering due to lack of a current strategy, but I will try.
I'm completely unaware to what level there is a strategy to market the kernel itself. What I do know off the top of my head is that it's used by Linux, Android and Chrome OS. The fact I'm aware of this but know very little about the competitive landscape is definitely a positive indicator.
This is truthfully the type of question that would require a lot of time, research and perspectives from both "inside" and "outside".
If I mis-understood your question I do apologize. I will say that there has never been more awareness, use and "awareness of use"in Linux at any time in my life. It seems like in about the last five years, many aspects of technology have clued in on how important and beneficial Linux is to everyone.
I find interesting that when "Linux Adoption" is discussed, it always seems to be in terms of traditional desktop users. This also means that the Linux Adoption figure they are seeking will always be disappointing and demoralizing.
I'm not sure if it would ever be possible for a Linux Desktop Distro to get ahead of OSX or Windows in market share, as the exact thing that makes Linux great is what holds it back from gaining widespread acceptance. I would never use a Linux Distro as my primary OS over OSX. I prefer OSX as I generally am biased toward UNIX based operating system, but the user experience, convenience & compatibility between OSX and Linux is night and day.
What I'm proud to say is that I have two or three Raspberry Pi's around here that run Linux Distributions and I love playing around with them. I hope someday I work on a project that is closely identified with Linux as the learning experience would be intense, but extremely fun and gratifying!
I'm completely unaware to what level there is a strategy to market the kernel itself. What I do know off the top of my head is that it's used by Linux, Android and Chrome OS. The fact I'm aware of this but know very little about the competitive landscape is definitely a positive indicator.
This is truthfully the type of question that would require a lot of time, research and perspectives from both "inside" and "outside".
If I mis-understood your question I do apologize. I will say that there has never been more awareness, use and "awareness of use"in Linux at any time in my life. It seems like in about the last five years, many aspects of technology have clued in on how important and beneficial Linux is to everyone.
I find interesting that when "Linux Adoption" is discussed, it always seems to be in terms of traditional desktop users. This also means that the Linux Adoption figure they are seeking will always be disappointing and demoralizing.
I'm not sure if it would ever be possible for a Linux Desktop Distro to get ahead of OSX or Windows in market share, as the exact thing that makes Linux great is what holds it back from gaining widespread acceptance. I would never use a Linux Distro as my primary OS over OSX. I prefer OSX as I generally am biased toward UNIX based operating system, but the user experience, convenience & compatibility between OSX and Linux is night and day.
What I'm proud to say is that I have two or three Raspberry Pi's around here that run Linux Distributions and I love playing around with them. I hope someday I work on a project that is closely identified with Linux as the learning experience would be intense, but extremely fun and gratifying!