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almost everyone uses Linux Actually, almost everyone uses Windows. Of those that do not, majority uses OSX. As someone who's been a Linux desktop user since t

by senko 13y ago

almost everyone uses Linux Actually, almost everyone uses Windows. Of those that do not, majority uses OSX. As someone who's been a Linux desktop user since the early 2000s and was laughed out loud because everyone uses Windows so why even bother, I'm saddened by seeing the same logic from the GNOME team. (PS. Obvoisly we're talking about desktop here so Android doesn't count).

abenga 13y ago
Is it not obviously implied that the "everyone" here is "everyone interested in using Gnome"?
- bkor 13y ago
  I actually meant the people helping out at GNOME. So the developers, translators, etc. If everyone helping out in GNOME, then I find it logical that the focus is mainly on Linux.
darklajid 13y ago
I .. don't even understand how you can possible misunderstand/misrepresent that statement. Don't ignore the context: Gnome developers run, according to bkor (and I'd say he should know the numbers..), more or less completely on Linux. That's what they work with, what they know. THAT is what 'almost everyone uses Linux' means. Your random 'Hey, what about Windows?' statement is absolutely irrelevant, period.
riquito 13y ago
Paraphrasing, "obviously we're talking about GNOME here so Windows and OSX don't count", don't you think?
coldtea 13y ago
>As someone who's been a Linux desktop user since the early 2000s and was laughed out loud because everyone uses Windows so why even bother, I'm saddened by seeing the same logic from the GNOME team. Well, below some number of users (userbase) the logic becomes solid. I'm sure you'd agree too. E.g Would you go out of your way to cater for an OS with 10 users? At some point there are diminishing returns. Is that 100? 1000? 10000? What NetBSD has? I don't know. But just because you found it unfair to be laughed out because "everybody used Windows", doesn't mean it's not pragmatic to stop catering to niche OSes at some point, if your main focus is say Linux and getting compatible with them eats on your time and effort.

by senko 13y ago

abenga 13y ago

Is it not obviously implied that the "everyone" here is "everyone interested in using Gnome"?

bkor 13y ago
I actually meant the people helping out at GNOME. So the developers, translators, etc. If everyone helping out in GNOME, then I find it logical that the focus is mainly on Linux.

darklajid 13y ago

I .. don't even understand how you can possible misunderstand/misrepresent that statement. Don't ignore the context: Gnome developers run, according to bkor (and I'd say he should know the numbers..), more or less completely on Linux. That's what they work with, what they know. THAT is what 'almost everyone uses Linux' means. Your random 'Hey, what about Windows?' statement is absolutely irrelevant, period.

riquito 13y ago

Paraphrasing, "obviously we're talking about GNOME here so Windows and OSX don't count", don't you think?

coldtea 13y ago

>As someone who's been a Linux desktop user since the early 2000s and was laughed out loud because everyone uses Windows so why even bother, I'm saddened by seeing the same logic from the GNOME team. Well, below some number of users (userbase) the logic becomes solid. I'm sure you'd agree too. E.g Would you go out of your way to cater for an OS with 10 users? At some point there are diminishing returns. Is that 100? 1000? 10000? What NetBSD has? I don't know. But just because you found it unfair to be laughed out because "everybody used Windows", doesn't mean it's not pragmatic to stop catering to niche OSes at some point, if your main focus is say Linux and getting compatible with them eats on your time and effort.