Not everyone wants to update their ENTIRE OS all of the time. Why should people take a handful of hours to most of a day every 6 months or so in order to migrate to the latest release of their chosen Operating System? They shouldn't have to do that. They should be able to install it and update the pieces they need to and then when and IF, they have the time, then they can upgrade to the latest release. There should also be no major issues with doing so...
And, lo, so appeareth Gentoo and there was much rejoicing.
Gentoo users are as up-to-date as they want to be. Once installed, and barring hardware problems, you need never "re-install". And the package management system is very easy to use. Just "emerge sync" and "emerge -puD world" and you have the latest installation of Gentoo.
Since they are extremely decentralized, this is REALLY a gamble for them. Imaging half of IBM "winking out" when their PBX network dies. I'm happy that they are brave enough to do this, but I worry for Linux's reputation if it becomes a boondogle.
... by getting LPI Level 2 Certified, rather than RHCE, I guess. This is really bad in terms of mindshare. Now, all those Windows Admins who are looking for an easy way out of their lot will pick up SuSE Personal, Debian, Gentoo (I hope I hope), KOPPIX or many other great distros. Or maybe FreeBSD will now have it's day?
Red Hat is acting as if they are the only game in town. I've built many servers with RedHat (stopped at RH 7.3 for servers, for reliability). Now I need to look elsewhere. I've got my home network on Gentoo, and boy, it's yummy.
Someone can make and sell a distribution that doesn't allow a choice of WM/DM. If someone wants to use GNU/Linux to "beat" Windows, then offering very narrow levels of choice (like only defining Desktop Backgrounds, some themes, etc.) is one way to go. Just don't ask RedHat/Debian/Gentoo/LFS/SlackWare/SuSE/etc to do it. You could then have tag lines like this:
* KDE: Like Windows, only... different! * GNOME: Why Switch? Why ask? * Having trouble CHOOSING a desktop? STOP worrying and let US decide! * WE make the MENUS, YOU pay the PRICE!
But, really, I don't think that focusing on "beating" windows is what's going to make Linux as a home OS "win". I think offering unique and innovative interfaces and showing users the benefits of choice is the way to go. With respect to innovationg in interfaces, really, Apple is the one to beat. If you can "beat" Apple, then you, by default, "beat" Microsoft.
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Anyone see some types of people missing from this list? Like, 12 year old gas huffers, shut-ins, malcontents.... uh, hackers, and... crackers?!? Leave it to a committee of corporations to make a gargantuan "27 B-stroke-6" form (thanks, Terry Gilliam) to fill in just to request that a vendor FIX THEIR OWN BROKEN INSECURE SOFTWARE! What a joke.
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And, lo, so appeareth Gentoo and there was much rejoicing.
Gentoo users are as up-to-date as they want to be. Once installed, and barring hardware problems, you need never "re-install". And the package management system is very easy to use. Just "emerge sync" and "emerge -puD world" and you have the latest installation of Gentoo.
Since they are extremely decentralized, this is REALLY a gamble for them. Imaging half of IBM "winking out" when their PBX network dies. I'm happy that they are brave enough to do this, but I worry for Linux's reputation if it becomes a boondogle.
... by getting LPI Level 2 Certified, rather than RHCE, I guess. This is really bad in terms of mindshare. Now, all those Windows Admins who are looking for an easy way out of their lot will pick up SuSE Personal, Debian, Gentoo (I hope I hope), KOPPIX or many other great distros. Or maybe FreeBSD will now have it's day?
Red Hat is acting as if they are the only game in town. I've built many servers with RedHat (stopped at RH 7.3 for servers, for reliability). Now I need to look elsewhere. I've got my home network on Gentoo, and boy, it's yummy.
Uh, oh. This is the .zip version - anyone have the .tar.gz Linux installer torrent-ed?
So, will it? I'm already downloading the torrent, but I figured the answer might help others decide if it's worth the bandwidth...
Hooray! Please mod this up! Thanx!
Someone can make and sell a distribution that doesn't allow a choice of WM/DM. If someone wants to use GNU/Linux to "beat" Windows, then offering very narrow levels of choice (like only defining Desktop Backgrounds, some themes, etc.) is one way to go. Just don't ask RedHat/Debian/Gentoo/LFS/SlackWare/SuSE/etc to do it. You could then have tag lines like this:
* KDE: Like Windows, only... different!
* GNOME: Why Switch? Why ask?
* Having trouble CHOOSING a desktop? STOP worrying and let US decide!
* WE make the MENUS, YOU pay the PRICE!
But, really, I don't think that focusing on "beating" windows is what's going to make Linux as a home OS "win". I think offering unique and innovative interfaces and showing users the benefits of choice is the way to go. With respect to innovationg in interfaces, really, Apple is the one to beat. If you can "beat" Apple, then you, by default, "beat" Microsoft.
Um, mod this up - this is a reply from a Gnumeric dev. Perhaps a +5 Interesting?