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Taking Free Software To the Streets
An anonymous reader writes "It's that time of year again; the nights are drawing in, the leaves are beginning to turn, and literally hundreds of teams of dedicated F/OSS enthusiasts from around the world are preparing to hit the streets in celebration of Software Freedom Day 2009. In an effort to increase awareness of free and open source software among the general public, SFD teams will be standing around town centers and shopping malls, holding talks at schools and universities, giving demonstrations and handing out Linux and FOSS collections for Windows on CD. With money being tight and paranoia about malware and viruses at an all-time high, the time is right to help consumers switch to the myriad of quality open source applications available. If you would like to check for an SFD team in your area and consider attending, be it to help out or simply learn more about free software for yourself, there's an interactive map to help you find your way."
Since Haiku took over ten fucking years just to reach Alpha? Fuck no. Haiku's not going anywhere, but nice to see where your bias lies
Yes, that's the point. Haiku has taken 10 years to reach alpha and has a better shot of being a usable desktop system because it has a vision and a target that will result in a reasonable product.
That's exactly the point of what I said.
Linux has been spinning its wheels on desktop usability for over a decade now by tying itself to failed paradigms, like X and its ill thought out ALSA. The kernel team and Red Hat have long gotten past the illusion that they're making a desktop system- linux is built for servers now.