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I can't help be annoy by the fact that a terminal inside a VM/container is referred to as "Linux" in this way, both by Android and Windows. It sounds to me lik

I can't help be annoy by the fact that a terminal inside a VM/container is referred to as "Linux" in this way, both by Android and Windows. It sounds to me like trying to redefine exactly what Linux is: just an app that you run on top of your proprietary OS. For a lot of people who'll be exposed to it for the first time, that's all it'll be. The mere idea of a standalone free and open source OS will be even more alien that to the previous generation.

CrimsonCape 1y ago
I've been playing with Arch recently (is it ok to say arch instead of arch linux?) I installed the kernel and then... not much. Spent some time googling what to do with Arch once it's installed. "Could this be better than my Windows setup?" is the question. Not just "equivalent" but "better" such that "this is so good I abandon 3-5 cherished Windows-only apps" Instead I waded into a soup of X11 vs Wayland, endless bickering about which tech stack, WM vs gui, etc. I would be curious to hear what people think linux's 'killer app' is. Not just "equivalent" but better. To your point, Linux needs a killer app, not just equivalent-app or "linux flavored" app that does the same thing, a DAW, a font editor, a GIS app, something. If the best coffee comes from one coffee shop, naturally you go inside there to get the coffee. We are talking about an app so good it makes you want to install linux.
- ta8903 1y ago
  >Linux needs a killer app, not just equivalent-app or "linux flavored" app that does the same thing, a DAW, a font editor, a GIS app, something. Those examples aren't killer apps because they could be ran in Windows/Linux through these compatibility layers. Linux's 'killer app', if it had one, would be things like better window management that doesn't get in your way, faster file I/O, being able to do more with your hardware.

CrimsonCape 1y ago

I've been playing with Arch recently (is it ok to say arch instead of arch linux?) I installed the kernel and then... not much. Spent some time googling what to do with Arch once it's installed. "Could this be better than my Windows setup?" is the question. Not just "equivalent" but "better" such that "this is so good I abandon 3-5 cherished Windows-only apps" Instead I waded into a soup of X11 vs Wayland, endless bickering about which tech stack, WM vs gui, etc. I would be curious to hear what people think linux's 'killer app' is. Not just "equivalent" but better. To your point, Linux needs a killer app, not just equivalent-app or "linux flavored" app that does the same thing, a DAW, a font editor, a GIS app, something. If the best coffee comes from one coffee shop, naturally you go inside there to get the coffee. We are talking about an app so good it makes you want to install linux.

ta8903 1y ago
>Linux needs a killer app, not just equivalent-app or "linux flavored" app that does the same thing, a DAW, a font editor, a GIS app, something. Those examples aren't killer apps because they could be ran in Windows/Linux through these compatibility layers. Linux's 'killer app', if it had one, would be things like better window management that doesn't get in your way, faster file I/O, being able to do more with your hardware.