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Because Linux was supposed to become a great thing, but instead it remained a paradise for geeks to do what they think is best. Software built to make money, on
by yostrovs 10y ago
Because Linux was supposed to become a great thing, but instead it remained a paradise for geeks to do what they think is best. Software built to make money, on the other hand, was built to improve things like ease of use, aesthetics, and buyer's happiness, because that's what buyers were looking for. The open-source people never really cared about the dumb people and lay folks, the ignoramuses that didn't care to learn how to compose commands and figure out regular expressions. And that Linux was supposed to be the shining example of open-source software, one that so many people installed and tried, only to find out it blows and is effectively unusable for their needs.
- visarga 10y agoI was under the impression that Mac OS, iOS, Android and recently Windows all run "Linux" under the hood nowadays. Not to mention the presence of Linux in the cloud, which is essential for the functioning of most websites, apps and mobile devices. Am I wrong? Basically, it's easier to tell where there is no Linux than the opposite. That surely doesn't sound like such a failure. It's as if all the other OSes and systems are front-ends for Linux subsystems.
- ashitlerferad 10y agoOnly Android actually uses Linux. macOS/iOS are proprietary Apple things with bits of mach and FreeBSD. The Windows thing you are probably thinking of is that Microsoft reimplemented various Linux APIs, so software built for Linux can run under Windows without Linux being involved.
- MichaelBurge 10y agoWindows is not Linux "under the hood".