Linux is like a middle child whose characteristics are somewhere in between the outer siblings, BSD and Windows. It claims to have the maturity and stability of BSD yet trying to achieve the usability of Windows. If it continues down this path, I do believe Linux will not make it. Mainstream users will not switch over to Linux, until they create easier to use graphical configuration tools, office applications and games. Many techies use Linux for its stability, and may soon realize that FreeBSD is built around making it stable first, with features being of secondary importance. To me there seems to be no happy middle ground, as computing services will be grouped around either stability or usability.
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Aren't all these M$ jokes getting a bit cliché. Unplugging a toaster once in a while isn't too much work for toast.
Linux is like a middle child whose characteristics are somewhere in between the outer siblings, BSD and Windows. It claims to have the maturity and stability of BSD yet trying to achieve the usability of Windows. If it continues down this path, I do believe Linux will not make it. Mainstream users will not switch over to Linux, until they create easier to use graphical configuration tools, office applications and games. Many techies use Linux for its stability, and may soon realize that FreeBSD is built around making it stable first, with features being of secondary importance. To me there seems to be no happy middle ground, as computing services will be grouped around either stability or usability.
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