It has certainly been successful in other areas, but as a "just works" freeware replacement for Windows, it's been a bust.
Linux isn't a "just works freeware replacement for Windows", never was. The same as a Shell is not a replacement for CMD and The Gimp is not a replacement for Photoshop...that's something you should get into your brain.
Nobody ever uses network transparency. Well, okay, perhaps a few thousand people do, but rounded to the nearest 1% of the total number of Windows or Mac users, _zero_ people use it.
That's a good idea, let's scratch every feature only a few thousand people use! Maybe you should work with Gnome guys, they have that philosophy, too.
...and some of these other countries have admitted to producing or using bombs (eg USA)...
Yeah...but the U.S. doesn't exactly use the "WE GONNA BOMB ALL OTHERS TO OUTER SPACE" philosophy when it comes to nukes...Iran does, they've threatened other countries to nuke them.
There are exceptions to that rule, f.e. the headline some time ago on Slashdot: "Will the Desktop PC live forever? [in the context of Tablets/Smartphones]"
That would be an interesting virus: "Well, I had a virus, and it installed Linux right over my Windows". On the downside, because of the...uhhhh...technological challenged crowd Linux would become synonymous with Virus...maybe an idea for Ballmer? So that he can finally attest his "Linux is cancer" claim.
If you get unlucky, you could be framed for a crime or at least it will appear that you did the crime.
People make it always sound like you drop the hair of someone at a crimescene and WHAM, straight to jail. Framing someone for a crime is hard work, with lots and lots of stuff which needs to be taken into account. Placing someones DNA at the crimescene is only one part of a big puzzle.
But as I said, there is no actual PUSH to provide alternatives to the Adobe software stack, and even many GIMP developers themselves don't view GIMP as an alternative to Photoshop so much as an entirely different thing altogether.
So what? That's the first common misconception about FLOSS and 'other' software in general. Linux does not try to be Windows replacement, GIMP does not try to be a Photoshop replacement, Evolution does not try to be an Outlook replacement and so on and on...if you stop seeing "replacements" and start seeing independent software projects instead, it will make your life easier. Sure, some or most of them have the same area of interest, but most FLOS software does not try to be a drop-in replacement, they try to make better, free software.
Actually, I think the laymen will have fewer problems. Look at all the desktops and UIs designed for the "average" user: Android, Gnome3, Unity, iOS...they all make a good figure if you put the stupid people in front of it...but all the others, who know what they are doing and especially know that they want...well...
I agree. People will complain about Windows 8 like there's no tomorrow...guess what they will still buy at the end of the day. Some will migrate to Macs and if we (the Linux users) are lucky we get some really good people on-board (like Valve).
To be honest, I don't want anyone to try to make Linux attract more "average" users...Android is trying to do that...and Android is Linux without all the good stuff.
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It has certainly been successful in other areas, but as a "just works" freeware replacement for Windows, it's been a bust.
Linux isn't a "just works freeware replacement for Windows", never was. The same as a Shell is not a replacement for CMD and The Gimp is not a replacement for Photoshop...that's something you should get into your brain.
7 billion? Somebody has to actually try to establish why its a 7billion fine.
Scaling. Because it doesn't do anything if you fine a company with 50k if said company makes 3 billion a quarter.
Hehe...that's interesting, for the last few years I always heard that OpenGL was too complicated in contrast to DirectX.
*rimshot*
We, the people to who version numbers actually mean something.
I'd be more worried about the Dominion having a Nuclear Facility in Wisconsin!
I'm pretty sure you can use the Dead Badger Tutorial also on cats.
Nobody ever uses network transparency. Well, okay, perhaps a few thousand people do, but rounded to the nearest 1% of the total number of Windows or Mac users, _zero_ people use it.
That's a good idea, let's scratch every feature only a few thousand people use! Maybe you should work with Gnome guys, they have that philosophy, too.
Google is helping them by sending more readers. They really think that they get that service for free?
Actually, if I read the summary right, they want to be paid for that service.
...and some of these other countries have admitted to producing or using bombs (eg USA)...
Yeah...but the U.S. doesn't exactly use the "WE GONNA BOMB ALL OTHERS TO OUTER SPACE" philosophy when it comes to nukes...Iran does, they've threatened other countries to nuke them.
I don't know enough about pacemakers / ICDs to know if they could have any extra-human capabilities ... Anyone?
"It's the sound of progress, my friend!"
There are exceptions to that rule, f.e. the headline some time ago on Slashdot: "Will the Desktop PC live forever? [in the context of Tablets/Smartphones]"
That would be an interesting virus: "Well, I had a virus, and it installed Linux right over my Windows". On the downside, because of the...uhhhh...technological challenged crowd Linux would become synonymous with Virus...maybe an idea for Ballmer? So that he can finally attest his "Linux is cancer" claim.
something about history repeating itself probably applies ...
I first thought about the "dictation" of the catholic church...not really looking forward to new dark ages...
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Sure. What color would you like your for that RAM?
HEY! Coding is also a creative work, very, very, very creative work...aren't you browsing The Daily WTF?!
If you get unlucky, you could be framed for a crime or at least it will appear that you did the crime.
People make it always sound like you drop the hair of someone at a crimescene and WHAM, straight to jail. Framing someone for a crime is hard work, with lots and lots of stuff which needs to be taken into account. Placing someones DNA at the crimescene is only one part of a big puzzle.
Well, we still have more whales, right?
But as I said, there is no actual PUSH to provide alternatives to the Adobe software stack, and even many GIMP developers themselves don't view GIMP as an alternative to Photoshop so much as an entirely different thing altogether.
So what? That's the first common misconception about FLOSS and 'other' software in general. Linux does not try to be Windows replacement, GIMP does not try to be a Photoshop replacement, Evolution does not try to be an Outlook replacement and so on and on...if you stop seeing "replacements" and start seeing independent software projects instead, it will make your life easier. Sure, some or most of them have the same area of interest, but most FLOS software does not try to be a drop-in replacement, they try to make better, free software.
You'll hit me in the face if I now pull the joke "Who still uses FAT32?!", right?
Android is Linux...without all the good stuff.
The Rosetta Stone only worked because they knew two languages of the three on the stone. Aliens would most likely not know *any* language we have.
Actually, I think the laymen will have fewer problems. Look at all the desktops and UIs designed for the "average" user: Android, Gnome3, Unity, iOS...they all make a good figure if you put the stupid people in front of it...but all the others, who know what they are doing and especially know that they want...well...
I agree. People will complain about Windows 8 like there's no tomorrow...guess what they will still buy at the end of the day. Some will migrate to Macs and if we (the Linux users) are lucky we get some really good people on-board (like Valve).
To be honest, I don't want anyone to try to make Linux attract more "average" users...Android is trying to do that...and Android is Linux without all the good stuff.