Linux on the (consumer) Desktop
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Linux on the (consumer) Desktop
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Re: Linux on the (consumer) Desktop
#2Don't call the PEOPLE using your software "consumers", they're people.
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#3We already have linux on the desktop. It's called OSX.
Seriously, I've been reading about dreams of linux on the desktop for 20 years. Give up. Move on.
Re: Linux on the (consumer) Desktop
#4Don't call the PEOPLE using your software "consumers", they're people.
While I agree that people are people, they are also consumers. And he's talking about the consumer market, not enthusiasts adding it to their own systems so in this context it makes sense.
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#5Post points out very well how inferior products that charge can beat superior products that are free. It's quite sad that Linux already has the best experience if you care about getting things done.
In order to save the desktop we must kill the desktop.
Stop the madness and get on with life: apt-get install ratpoison
The desktop metaphor is the worst kind of skeuomorphic design. Why should I waste precious screen real estate to show a background image?
The only thing tiling window managers need for better adoption is to ship with better defaults and a reference card for keyboard shortcuts.
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#6After using a desktop linux box for about 15 years, I have moved on. Not because the desktop experience was bad, in fact I think it was one of the best out there. Sure, there are rough edges but the user experience of regular desktop activities (launching apps, browsing files) worked for me better than redmond or cupertino -flavored desktops.
No, I moved on because I realized that I don't like the desktop paradigm. The best thing I ever did to my computer was changing to tiling windowing and a keyboard oriented user experience. It's definitely not for everyone, but I don't miss the desktop.
Re: Linux on the (consumer) Desktop
#7Post points out very well how inferior products that charge can beat superior products that are free. It's quite sad that Linux already has the best experience if you care about getting things done. In order to save the desktop we must kill the desktop. Stop the madness and get on with life: apt-get install ratpoison The desktop metaphor is the worst kind of skeuomorphic design. Why should I waste precious screen rea…
> The only thing tiling window managers need for better adoption is to ship with better defaults and a reference card for keyboard shortcuts.
That works for hackers but for non-techies that aren't willing to put any time and effort into re-learning the basics.
What I hope to see is more tiling windowing features on mainstream user interfaces for the intermediate users.
Re: Linux on the (consumer) Desktop
#8We already have linux on the desktop. It's called OSX. Seriously, I've been reading about dreams of linux on the desktop for 20 years. Give up. Move on.
I use OS X a lot. But my home desktop has been Linux for the last 17 years, and it will stay Linux for the foreseeable future. Maybe it will never see mass adoption. Maybe it will. For my part it doesn't matter.
What matters to me is that there's nothing I have on my OS X laptop at work that I miss when I use my Linux laptop at home, but I can't say the same in reverse.
Re: Linux on the (consumer) Desktop
#9We already have linux on the desktop. It's called OSX. Seriously, I've been reading about dreams of linux on the desktop for 20 years. Give up. Move on.
People said the same thing about Apple in the 90's when it had 5% market share.
Have you noticed that Linux is taking over the mobile market?
Re: Linux on the (consumer) Desktop
#10After using a desktop linux box for about 15 years, I have moved on. Not because the desktop experience was bad, in fact I think it was one of the best out there. Sure, there are rough edges but the user experience of regular desktop activities (launching apps, browsing files) worked for me better than redmond or cupertino -flavored desktops. No, I moved on because I realized that I don't like the desktop paradigm. T…
If you've still got a desk computer which runs linux, regardless the WM you've still got a desktop linux box. "Linux on the desktop" doesn't use "desktop" in the sense by which we refer to the place that contains "My Computer" and "Recycle Bin". No, "desktop" refers to "on the top of your desk".