I would have to agree with your assertion regarding change. People don't like change. But you (Linux community) should do something about it. It is my position that if you give to the masses a stable OS which individuals (with no to limited knowledge on how command line terminal works) could use in there home to do their regular daily web browsing/word processing/music/video enjoyment/game playing, those individuals will likely change. Especially now, since the transition to Vista requires a bit of a learning curve from what they might have learn from XP. Personally, I've tried to switch to Linux a couple of time but there is always the driver issue or app compatibility issue that take me back to get my XP cd and format my newly Linux mount. I like what the Linux community folks have done so far and the great job they do every day to bring us with the many amazing Linux OSes that exist. Here are my recommendations, which I(as a primarily MS Windows user) think will make people change and make Linux a future behemoth in the OS world.
1. I think the most important action to be taken is to standardize. Instead of working in a gazillion Linux distro, the community should pick one and work on it to make it the best OS ever. I know that this will be difficult because each distro is created for a specific purpose, but there shouldn't be so many.
2. After standardizing, you should make app and driver installs as painless as it can get. Just one click, no fancy command line just plain old simple and stupid. Don't need to get rid of the command line, but just give a chance to the regular Joe Blow to be able to work with Linux.
3. After standardizing, the whole software community should not have any excuse to build driver for the standardized new Linux OS. This way we (the masses) can get all the apps/games with enjoy so much under MS Windows and not use any Cedega or Wine emulation.
4. Finally, keep up the good work. I have never seen such dedication to a cause like this one. This is amazing.
I guess that's it. What do you all think?
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I would have to agree with your assertion regarding change. People don't like change. But you (Linux community) should do something about it. It is my position that if you give to the masses a stable OS which individuals (with no to limited knowledge on how command line terminal works) could use in there home to do their regular daily web browsing/word processing/music/video enjoyment/game playing, those individuals will likely change. Especially now, since the transition to Vista requires a bit of a learning curve from what they might have learn from XP. Personally, I've tried to switch to Linux a couple of time but there is always the driver issue or app compatibility issue that take me back to get my XP cd and format my newly Linux mount. I like what the Linux community folks have done so far and the great job they do every day to bring us with the many amazing Linux OSes that exist. Here are my recommendations, which I(as a primarily MS Windows user) think will make people change and make Linux a future behemoth in the OS world. 1. I think the most important action to be taken is to standardize. Instead of working in a gazillion Linux distro, the community should pick one and work on it to make it the best OS ever. I know that this will be difficult because each distro is created for a specific purpose, but there shouldn't be so many. 2. After standardizing, you should make app and driver installs as painless as it can get. Just one click, no fancy command line just plain old simple and stupid. Don't need to get rid of the command line, but just give a chance to the regular Joe Blow to be able to work with Linux. 3. After standardizing, the whole software community should not have any excuse to build driver for the standardized new Linux OS. This way we (the masses) can get all the apps/games with enjoy so much under MS Windows and not use any Cedega or Wine emulation. 4. Finally, keep up the good work. I have never seen such dedication to a cause like this one. This is amazing. I guess that's it. What do you all think?