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I hope that they will settle on the stock apps they are putting resources behind. I haven't used Linux on my workstation for a while now, but every time I look

by sjs 15y ago

I hope that they will settle on the stock apps they are putting resources behind. I haven't used Linux on my workstation for a while now, but every time I look at Ubuntu it seems like they have new apps for core things like photos and such, and I feel sorry for people trying to migrate their data around and keep up with the latest releases. It's really important that such fundamental apps are stable. Mom and grandma don't want to migrate their photos from F-Spot to <photo app of the year>. That is a pretty cruel task to burden average people with. Best of luck to them though, and I agree that they have a better chance of mainstream success than any other distro. However, it's still going to be a lot of work to get there. Windows and OS X are not standing still.

masklinn 15y ago
> Mom and grandma don't want to migrate their photos from F-Spot to <photo app of the year>. That is a pretty cruel task to burden average people with. And frankly, it would be nice if they could have one which actually worked.
rohitarondekar 15y ago
A good point but I wonder how many Mom's and grandma's install operating systems on their computers. :)
- reirob 15y ago
  You're right there are not many grand parents able to install an OS. But in our family the children offered a laptop three years ago to their mother - she never had a computer before. We installed Ubuntu on it and she is using it happily now for 3 years. We do not have a single problem with viruses and such. This is what was behind the decision to install Linux. But to come back to the topic, the author of the parent comment is right - it is already difficult for old people to get used to their application, but if then every 6 month the applications for photos is changing it is a pain. So for my mother in law we go with Ubuntu LTS. I am a little bit worried how it will work out with the next LTS if it is going to be Unity :D

by sjs 15y ago

masklinn 15y ago

> Mom and grandma don't want to migrate their photos from F-Spot to <photo app of the year>. That is a pretty cruel task to burden average people with. And frankly, it would be nice if they could have one which actually worked.

rohitarondekar 15y ago

A good point but I wonder how many Mom's and grandma's install operating systems on their computers. :)

reirob 15y ago
You're right there are not many grand parents able to install an OS. But in our family the children offered a laptop three years ago to their mother - she never had a computer before. We installed Ubuntu on it and she is using it happily now for 3 years. We do not have a single problem with viruses and such. This is what was behind the decision to install Linux. But to come back to the topic, the author of the parent comment is right - it is already difficult for old people to get used to their application, but if then every 6 month the applications for photos is changing it is a pain. So for my mother in law we go with Ubuntu LTS. I am a little bit worried how it will work out with the next LTS if it is going to be Unity :D