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I've been using Linux on my desktop even longer, but I agree with at least the premise of the article (even though the arguments are poorly thought out and expr
by kelnos 2y ago
I've been using Linux on my desktop even longer, but I agree with at least the premise of the article (even though the arguments are poorly thought out and expressed most of the time).
No Linux-based OS has gained mainstream acceptance. You can try to blame that on marketing or corporations or whatever, but I don't buy that. I think open source software is the best way to make technically-superior software, but I think often it's a poor way to create the best user experiences, because the kinds of people who create open source software often don't care to focus on UX.
> That’s what consoles are for.
Millions (tens? hundreds? more?) of Windows gamers would disagree with you. You buy a console and do what you want, sure, go for it. But there is a market for Windows gaming, a very big one.
- pxoe 2y agoGnome tries to focus on UX and does a pretty good job at it. But they're yet to make a regular user oriented distro, which I think could be a better bet at realizing that 'mainstream linux' idea, because at least they'd care enough to try and figure out the things that get in the way of users having linux running.
- rbanffy 2y agoSome standard, good enough, apps would help further this idea. Right now, I can’t find a mail client for Gnome that’s as comfortable to use as Apple’s Mail app. I use Mailspring, and it comes really close, but still could be nicer. It’s also not part of Gnome. Gnome is a very well managed project, but its resources aren’t infinite.
- nairadithya 2y agoThunderbird seems to be getting there.
- rbanffy 2y ago> often don't care to focus on UX. Or they do, but it's not the average Windows user's UX they focus on.