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I don't think govs are different from your average company. Having a Linux based business is hard, for a few reasons: - Destkop Linux sucks - You need experi

by pid-1 5y ago

I don't think govs are different from your average company. Having a Linux based business is hard, for a few reasons: - Destkop Linux sucks - You need experienced sysadmins. There is no Linux equivalent to AD / Azure AD in terms of simplicity, as far as I know. Also true for other stuff like app management. - User resistance, as few people use Linux as their daily OSes

nivenkos 5y ago
But on the other hand they have a much bigger incentive than a company to be able to have a system they control and can use throughout different public administrations.
mupuff1234 5y ago
I wonder if we will see a push from Google with chrome os.
- bastawhiz 5y ago
  They have already pushed and many companies ship Chrome OS to their employees. It's extremely common for non-technical folks.
worik 5y ago
Desktop Linux does not suck. It has not sucked since about 1993 If you compare Linux 1993 to Mac SO 2022 it still stacks up, almost. Comparing Linux 1993 to MS Dos of the time is unfair. It took MS till about 2000 to be able to compete with Linux on quality MS Windows was successful for other reasons than the operating system.
- pid-1 5y ago
  I'm a professional sysadmin and I really can't say many good things about most Linux distros except they're open source. Security, configuration, usability, documentation, driver support... it's all terrible. BSDs are generally a bit better as they will at least have some level of consistency and decent docs.
- hedora 5y ago
  Desktop Linux definitely sucks if you define it as "what's the worst out of box experience I can expect?" Unfortunately, that's the correct bar for things that need to "just work". Sure, with enough experience, I'm sure I could buy hammer parts and build an awesome custom hammer. If you gave me the box of parts and told me to quickly hang a picture, the head would probably fly off the hammer and kill someone. (Desktop Linux user since kernel 0.9; it's by far the least bad option for me, but that doesn't matter in this context.)

by pid-1 5y ago

nivenkos 5y ago

But on the other hand they have a much bigger incentive than a company to be able to have a system they control and can use throughout different public administrations.

mupuff1234 5y ago

I wonder if we will see a push from Google with chrome os.

bastawhiz 5y ago
They have already pushed and many companies ship Chrome OS to their employees. It's extremely common for non-technical folks.

worik 5y ago

Desktop Linux does not suck. It has not sucked since about 1993 If you compare Linux 1993 to Mac SO 2022 it still stacks up, almost. Comparing Linux 1993 to MS Dos of the time is unfair. It took MS till about 2000 to be able to compete with Linux on quality MS Windows was successful for other reasons than the operating system.

pid-1 5y ago
I'm a professional sysadmin and I really can't say many good things about most Linux distros except they're open source. Security, configuration, usability, documentation, driver support... it's all terrible. BSDs are generally a bit better as they will at least have some level of consistency and decent docs.
hedora 5y ago
Desktop Linux definitely sucks if you define it as "what's the worst out of box experience I can expect?" Unfortunately, that's the correct bar for things that need to "just work". Sure, with enough experience, I'm sure I could buy hammer parts and build an awesome custom hammer. If you gave me the box of parts and told me to quickly hang a picture, the head would probably fly off the hammer and kill someone. (Desktop Linux user since kernel 0.9; it's by far the least bad option for me, but that doesn't matter in this context.)