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Linux is great for software development (i.e., stick with terminal windows) and simple web browsing. And I love it because that's what I do. But it sucks for ma

by psranga 17y ago

Linux is great for software development (i.e., stick with terminal windows) and simple web browsing. And I love it because that's what I do. But it sucks for many other tasks. The Unix haters handbook has a great rant about X11 where they say that for many years the only programs that X ran were xterm and clock. Just yesterday I kicked off an MP3 playback using Rhythmbox on Ubuntu 9.04 and forgot to pause. When I came back a couple of hours later, two cores were pegged at 100% and the song was fast forwarding like crazy with no obvious UI control to slow it down. And this is after wrestling with Adobe's 64-bit Flash plugin that doesn't play nice with USB audio (not sure if the 32-b version does; I'm not going to reinstall Ubuntu just for that).

b05us 17y ago
on what platforms does flash actually work correctly and not go crazy consuming resources???
hernan7 17y ago
Yes, back in the day the Unix desktop was OK for development, compared to alternatives like DOS. But then, the Unix vendors also had almost complete control of the hardware stack. Seems that Alan Kay is right again: "People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware".
- riobard 17y ago
  Alan Kay is right again: "People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware". That explains Mac and iPhone's success I guess
hristov 17y ago
Wow, Adobe's alpha 64 bit flash plugin doesn't work for you? Alpha software broken? Who would have thought. And certainly if you used OSX or Windows you would get a completely different Adobe 64 bit flash plugin that works seamlessly. Right. Regarding rhythmbox there is plenty of software on windows and mac that has memory leaks and resource leaks. Of course on windows or mac nobody blames the operating system for faulty software. But on Linux, well Linux is to be blamed for everything.

by psranga 17y ago

b05us 17y ago

on what platforms does flash actually work correctly and not go crazy consuming resources???

hernan7 17y ago

Yes, back in the day the Unix desktop was OK for development, compared to alternatives like DOS. But then, the Unix vendors also had almost complete control of the hardware stack. Seems that Alan Kay is right again: "People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware".

riobard 17y ago
Alan Kay is right again: "People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware". That explains Mac and iPhone's success I guess

hristov 17y ago

Wow, Adobe's alpha 64 bit flash plugin doesn't work for you? Alpha software broken? Who would have thought. And certainly if you used OSX or Windows you would get a completely different Adobe 64 bit flash plugin that works seamlessly. Right. Regarding rhythmbox there is plenty of software on windows and mac that has memory leaks and resource leaks. Of course on windows or mac nobody blames the operating system for faulty software. But on Linux, well Linux is to be blamed for everything.