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>I'm not going to consider Linux for a desktop) Why not at least consider it? I run Arch + GNOME3 on my desktop and I haven't had any insurmountable problems,

by l1n 11y ago

>I'm not going to consider Linux for a desktop) Why not at least consider it? I run Arch + GNOME3 on my desktop and I haven't had any insurmountable problems, nor any that would be easier to solve in Windows.

cJ0th 11y ago
> Why not at least consider it? That is a fair question. However, it all depends on your personal use case and because of that Linux just isn't an option for most people. If you value gaming you can fine tune wine till the cow comes home ... it will never feel (always) right. If you're into music production Linux gives you another "screw you!" Then, there is this huge amount of software for which it seems as if Linux offers reasonable alternatives. But if you really consider what a user actually wants Linux doesn't cut it. For example, Word could be replaced with Libre Office or (my personal favorite) an intriguing combination of markdown and pandoc. If, however, Word is what you want to use (even though I do not understand that) then every click that is different poses as a minor frustration that together with all the other minor frustrations adds up to a huge disappointment.
- jdbernard 11y ago
  Have you looked at UbuntuStudio or other similar distributions? I'm not running a professional studio, but I do a fair amount of audio recording and production entirely in Linux for bands I plan in and personal projects.
  - cJ0th 11y ago
    > Have you looked at UbuntuStudio or other similar distributions? I haven't but I worry that some VSTi plugins might not work. For example: https://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-bugs/2012-January/307297.html https://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-bugs/2012-January/3072...
- jblow 11y ago
  I tried using LibreOffice last year and it was a total joke. Almost nothing worked the way it was supposed to, and it crashed often. When it came time to give my speech and output slides to a projector, that just didn't work at all. My presentation had to be saved by someone letting me use their Mac. It was the worst software experience I have ever had, and I've had a lot of bad software experiences in my 43 years. It's so bad that I believe it's unethical to offer it for download as working software because people with work to do on short timescales (as I had) may choose to rely on it and then get screwed.

by l1n 11y ago

cJ0th 11y ago

> Why not at least consider it? That is a fair question. However, it all depends on your personal use case and because of that Linux just isn't an option for most people. If you value gaming you can fine tune wine till the cow comes home ... it will never feel (always) right. If you're into music production Linux gives you another "screw you!" Then, there is this huge amount of software for which it seems as if Linux offers reasonable alternatives. But if you really consider what a user actually wants Linux doesn't cut it. For example, Word could be replaced with Libre Office or (my personal favorite) an intriguing combination of markdown and pandoc. If, however, Word is what you want to use (even though I do not understand that) then every click that is different poses as a minor frustration that together with all the other minor frustrations adds up to a huge disappointment.

jdbernard 11y ago
Have you looked at UbuntuStudio or other similar distributions? I'm not running a professional studio, but I do a fair amount of audio recording and production entirely in Linux for bands I plan in and personal projects.
- cJ0th 11y ago
  > Have you looked at UbuntuStudio or other similar distributions? I haven't but I worry that some VSTi plugins might not work. For example: https://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-bugs/2012-January/307297.html https://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-bugs/2012-January/3072...
jblow 11y ago
I tried using LibreOffice last year and it was a total joke. Almost nothing worked the way it was supposed to, and it crashed often. When it came time to give my speech and output slides to a projector, that just didn't work at all. My presentation had to be saved by someone letting me use their Mac. It was the worst software experience I have ever had, and I've had a lot of bad software experiences in my 43 years. It's so bad that I believe it's unethical to offer it for download as working software because people with work to do on short timescales (as I had) may choose to rely on it and then get screwed.