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Why Desktop Linux Hasn't Taken Off
alphadogg writes "It's free, easier to use than ever, IT staffers know it and love it, and it has fewer viruses and Trojans than Windows. So, why hasn't Linux on the desktop taken off? When it comes to desktop Linux, the cost savings turn out to be problematic, there are management issues, and compatibility remains an issue. 'We get a lot more questions about switching to Macs than switching to Linux at this point, even though Macs are more expensive,' one Gartner analyst says."
So what you're really saying is that linux is for the mentally disturbed. Got it.
Let's call it what it is, Anti-Social Media.
Are you retarded?
If the GPL was so bad, how come BSD is behind Linux.
And the GPL only means you can't restrict redistribution of what was given to you freely. BSD lets you do that.
Imagine a private person being able to put a fence around the city park and arrest people for tresspassing.
The GPL stops the computer equivalent of that.
You want to freely use something but stop others. Hypocrite!
You can still make commercial software and hardware using Linux. I'm not going to elaborate further - this is obvious to anyone with even half a brain.
There is a GUI. It is called X. And KDE is the standard desktop. GNOME needs to fold into it. But even 2 main choices isn't huge.
And the Windows machine I use the most just randomly locks up for seconds or minutes sometimes at a time whenever it wants to. Linux might not be hard real-time capable, but Windows isn't even close - it can't run smoothly in low load desktop usage!
Why don't you try to write that ideal OS. Better yet, take your meds!
Just because it CAN be done, doesn't mean it should!