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Same here: started using Linux in 2000. Back then hardware support was a real big issue, software was missing, graphical environments for normal people not comp
by pera 11y ago
Same here: started using Linux in 2000. Back then hardware support was a real big issue, software was missing, graphical environments for normal people not completely ready, etc. I think things really started to change after Ubuntu, and I would say that Linux got "ready for desktop" around 2008-9. My parents for instance have been using Ubuntu for many years (they also have a windows 7 laptop that is completely owned by malware) and they are very happy with it. Things changed a lot, but yeah, Linux isn't perfect yet, and I agree with some points (for instance the dpi thing). The only way that Linux could be massively used on desktop is by having a company like Microsoft making deals with every single manufacturer in the world for decades.
- Ologn 11y agoThis has been my experience as well. I started using Linux some time around 1993-1995. Linux was inferior to FreeBSD in many ways back then (and for the following few years). Things got better and better and by 2008 it was a lot better on the desktop, and I think Ubuntu gets a lot of credit for that. It still had some trouble with wireless drivers and that sort of thing, but all these problems started clearing up over time.