Linux Features Stolen by Other OSes
by rpp2119 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4V68M)
I'm writing a paper for school about the history of Linux and the subculture it has created as an alternative to proprietary operating systems. As part of this, I'm writing about the nature of open-source software as a collaborative and bleeding-edge testing environment for new features.
What I'm looking for is examples of features that started in Linux and then were adopted (stolen) by OSX and Windows. The first example that comes to mind is maybe "window snapping." The first time I remember seeing this was *I believe* in Ubuntu's Unity interface, but it was so long ago and it's now so ubiquitous that it's hard for me to pin down.
Does anyone have better recall on this, or are there any other examples you can give of features that started in Linux before moving to those other OSes?
What I'm looking for is examples of features that started in Linux and then were adopted (stolen) by OSX and Windows. The first example that comes to mind is maybe "window snapping." The first time I remember seeing this was *I believe* in Ubuntu's Unity interface, but it was so long ago and it's now so ubiquitous that it's hard for me to pin down.
Does anyone have better recall on this, or are there any other examples you can give of features that started in Linux before moving to those other OSes?