身在中国的Debian开发者 Thomas Goirand

身在中国的Debian开发者 Thomas Goirand：

喜欢Linux的哪些方面？

I found fascinating that Windows keeps so much momentum considering the various exploits and issues you have running with it. Windows is really a toy OS and I don't get how it can still survive when Linux (eg: distributions, not really the kernel) is around.

【大意：当时我觉得很奇怪，充满各种漏洞和问题的Windows为啥会这么多人用。我觉得Windows就是个玩具OS，我是不太明白为什么有各种Linux发行版的存在，Windows仍然继续存活着。】

Linux在未来3年有哪些机遇和挑战？

I really think that IT will continue to be dominated by laptops! Mobile phones are already a reality. What we have yet to see is a fully open mobile platform, like some are currently trying to build in Debian. I don't consider Android an open platform at all: it only runs a fork of the kernel, and all the rest remain close. This HAS to change.

Linux, as a kernel, is already in many, many devices. As a distribution, see above for what I think about mobile phones. As for the datacenter, I think it already has the best spot.

Finally, I would like to add that Debian is the best and most usable distribution around. The more time passes, the more Ubuntu is being full of issues. Currently, Debian is a very very good desktop solution (and it's been years that it's the best server solution).

And, we (DD living in China) are inviting more Chinese to join the Debian effort. We already started the task of mentoring other's work, but that's not enough: we need more Chinese to get involved. 

【大意：我认为IT将仍然由笔记本电脑主导！移动手机已经成为现实，但我们还没有看到一个完全开放的移动平台。Debian现在有一些人在进行这方面的尝试。我一点也不觉的Android是个开放的平台：它只不过运行了Linux内核的一个分支，剩下的都是封闭的。这必须要改变。

Linux内核已经存在于很多很多的设备当中。Linux发行版在移动设备方面，上面我已经提到过了。在数据中心方面，Linux已经是独领风骚了。