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Linus recently said something that left me thinking that Linux on the desktop has much deeper problems that need to be addressed before it's worth even thinking
by mumblemumble 5y ago
Linus recently said something that left me thinking that Linux on the desktop has much deeper problems that need to be addressed before it's worth even thinking about the fine details of GUI toolkits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzl1B7nB9Kc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzl1B7nB9Kc
- rodelrod 5y ago> Linus recently said At DebConf 2014
- mumblemumble 5y agoHa. That's what I get for looking at the video posting date and assuming it means anything.
- pengaru 5y agoTo be fair, 2014 is recent in Debian time.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoTrue, but it isn't like the things he talks about have changed significantly since then.
- qwerty456127 5y agoYet Linux worked perfectly for me and many people/offices I migrated to it (they didn't need any Windows-only apps) during the recent decade. Since about half that time Windows and Mac users don't even have to learn nor tolerate anything - everything is familiar (today users of Ubuntu should better learn GNOME3 workspaces though but that's not necessary) and eye-candy. So I really have zero idea of what problems might he mean. Besides lack of native Photoshop and Visual Studio the only thing which always annoyed me in desktop Linux were NumLock quirks. There was also a problem with games but apparently it's not the case any more.