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| DATE | 2008-07-07 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Maybe its because lindows just sucked
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On Sun, Jul 06, 2008 at 10:29:42PM -0400, Ronny Abraham wrote:
> The point of a system like Lindows is to make a "it just works"
> environment. Ubuntu is NOT for this crowd, neither are most Linux
> distros. In that sense Lindows doesn't suck at all.
No - it does. It really does. It says Cheap MS Knockoff all over
it and nobody has incentive to make a move to that.
>
> Maybe SUSE does that job. I wouldn't know. But tell me, if you start
> up SUSE will you have an environment that looks exactly like Windows
> XP and works exactly like XP as far interface and preferences go?
That is the mistake, not the goal. Does MS worry that their interface
look like Wmaker? You do not want to look like XP. XP sucks.
> Because that is a major reason why someone won't switch over. Your
> average office drone has no interest whatsoever in mucking about with
> a system. He's terrified of it and with good reason - he doesn't own
> the computer it's running on.
>
> I think that Linux has a lot of potential on peripheral devices. I
> also think that one day, maybe, Linux might even capture a significant
> portion of the desktop app. But that depends on whether technologies
> like Flash can translate to the desktop and further show serious power
> in the form of apps (something Java was supposed to do, but failed at
> miserably). Show me that, and I'll show you a potential Linux desktop
> market.
>
I have 6 kids here running GNU/Linux Desktops, all look different. If this
is a function of my kids being brillent, why can't they find jobs?
Ruben
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"> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be damned.<
You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess you missed that one."
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