Also, Ubuntu using a non-GPL licensed userland means they can pull all kinds of tricks to allow more TiVoization in the Linux ecosystem.
Combine this with what Amutable (systemd guys) are building, and you can have monolithic, closed source, non-user-modifiable Linux distributions or flavors.
Ubuntu and companies which embed Linux into their products will love this from a business perspective.
Consider: An end to end signature-enabled, verified, attestable, Linux environment with completely closed source util-linux and userland packages, down to the "ls" and "cd". Deliciously apocalyptic.
We're two stops away from this, and there are no shortage of momentum or funding to enable teh future.
Combine this with what Amutable (systemd guys) are building, and you can have monolithic, closed source, non-user-modifiable Linux distributions or flavors.
Ubuntu and companies which embed Linux into their products will love this from a business perspective.
Consider: An end to end signature-enabled, verified, attestable, Linux environment with completely closed source util-linux and userland packages, down to the "ls" and "cd". Deliciously apocalyptic.
We're two stops away from this, and there are no shortage of momentum or funding to enable teh future.