blogs.computerworld.com — I love the Linux desktop, but facts are facts. Linux only holds a niche of the greater desktop market. Part of the reason is Microsoft's monopoly, but it's not just the Evil Empire that's kept Linux down, Linux has done a lot of self-damage.
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Closed AccountOct 16, 2009
@saranagati - you lost me when you mentioned xorg.config. I assume it's something like the registry in Windows. That's really not something a typical (mainstream) user wants to deal with. Windows has all the settings for multi-monitor support in a GUI format. I don't have to run regedit and change settings to get it to work. You can't expect your mainstream users to be editing configuration files.Not sure why I was getting buried before. That really was the main reason I switched to Windows from Ubuntu.
ammundsenOct 16, 2009
Windows was and is a business first and foremost. Microsoft sells technology, often vaporware. They market to the average user. This is why I, as a programmer, am often frustrated with Windows. But it would be a mistake to assume that the majority of people are like me at all in this regard.
azathothhOct 16, 2009
9999999999999999 distros aren't enough for you??
azathothhOct 17, 2009
Understand this:i don't have the time, skill or pacience to fix things. I just want things to work."There's a huge Linux community out there willing to help ya for free (including myself)."Intel drivers are s**t and they are open source. Where is this huge community that fixes every problem?So, having the source means s**t.
phantasm000Oct 17, 2009
Very sad but true, especially on # 3. The Ubuntu forums are pretty decent about not being too hard on people, but on the "newbies" forum a lot of questions go unanswered because the users asking questions don't give enough detail, and no one bothers to tell him how to give more detail... When I first started working with Linux I had to learn a lot without using forum in fear of getting flamed for asking a "newbie" question.
azraelthe7thOct 21, 2009
This does actually grieve Shuttleworth. He may be loaded, but the guy's passionate about bringing the best desktop experience using Linux.While it is unfortunate that there's too many "RTFM n00b" preachers out there, there are thankfully enough helpful people around to counter-balance it. I think that as the Linux desktop continues to expand, former "n00bs" will come around to help the newer users in the way they felt they should have been when they first started using it.In a way, the power of the community will triumph over the elitists.