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Linux needs to work out how to leverage the sophisticated UI goodness of modern browser renderers in its desktop. That's when Linux desktops and desktop apps w

by hoodoof 10y ago

Linux needs to work out how to leverage the sophisticated UI goodness of modern browser renderers in its desktop. That's when Linux desktops and desktop apps will start to look good and modern. Also the only time I should ever see anything that looks like console output is when I run a console. Windows and OSX don't start loading with a "matrix like" blast of fast scrolling super technical load status messages, that sort of stuff says (with a megaphone) to users "GO AWAY, THIS USER EXPERIENCE IS NOT FOR YOU!".

witty_username 10y ago
On Ubuntu, you need to press a key to show the "fast scrolling super technical load status messages". Also, it's not _super_ technical.
- agentdrtran 10y ago
  'normal' people absoultey panic when faced with a terminal window. People who do not know what the start menu is in windows cannot handle typing commands into a command line. This isn't an insult, I don't know how to change my oil or air filters. Everyone is not proficient at using a computer.
  - JupiterMoon 10y ago
    Downvoted because this was in no way a response to the OP.
  - witty_username 10y ago
    Sure, but it isn't _super_ technical, it's technical.
ldp01 10y ago
When was the last time you tried desktop Linux? I dual boot Ubuntu 15 and Windows 10 and I prefer the UI experience of Ubuntu. You just have to chuck a decent theme on (I use Arc) and icons (Numix) to get rid of the yucky defaults.
- swah 10y ago
  > You just have to chuck a decent theme on (I use Arc) IMO that's half whats wrong with Linux... https://www.google.com/search?num=20&q=ubuntu+how+install+theme https://www.google.com/search?num=20&q=ubuntu+how+install+th... https://github.com/horst3180/arc-theme https://github.com/horst3180/arc-theme A burnt user like me just sees a bunch of instructions that might fail - I much prefer the experience of starting a modern Android phone for the firs time...
  - ldp01 10y ago
    Yeah that is a fair point. I had actually forgotten what a pain that was initially. Nonetheless, if you can make it through setup the end results are quite attractive.

by hoodoof 10y ago

witty_username 10y ago

On Ubuntu, you need to press a key to show the "fast scrolling super technical load status messages". Also, it's not _super_ technical.

agentdrtran 10y ago
'normal' people absoultey panic when faced with a terminal window. People who do not know what the start menu is in windows cannot handle typing commands into a command line. This isn't an insult, I don't know how to change my oil or air filters. Everyone is not proficient at using a computer.
- JupiterMoon 10y ago
  Downvoted because this was in no way a response to the OP.
- witty_username 10y ago
  Sure, but it isn't _super_ technical, it's technical.

ldp01 10y ago

When was the last time you tried desktop Linux? I dual boot Ubuntu 15 and Windows 10 and I prefer the UI experience of Ubuntu. You just have to chuck a decent theme on (I use Arc) and icons (Numix) to get rid of the yucky defaults.

swah 10y ago
> You just have to chuck a decent theme on (I use Arc) IMO that's half whats wrong with Linux... https://www.google.com/search?num=20&q=ubuntu+how+install+theme https://www.google.com/search?num=20&q=ubuntu+how+install+th... https://github.com/horst3180/arc-theme https://github.com/horst3180/arc-theme A burnt user like me just sees a bunch of instructions that might fail - I much prefer the experience of starting a modern Android phone for the firs time...
- ldp01 10y ago
  Yeah that is a fair point. I had actually forgotten what a pain that was initially. Nonetheless, if you can make it through setup the end results are quite attractive.