It's not the command line or how difficult a particular function or program installation is on Linux that makes it not ready for the desktop. Quite the contrary! As many have already mentioned, most of these elements are much easier and much more mature than their Windows or even Mac counterparts. I spend way too much time experimenting with Linux and personally, as a desktop OS, in my opinion it's there from a corporate replacement perspective. However,as an amateur musician, photographer, videographer, and I'll admit iPod addict, until I see Linux counterparts for applications (many included with the OS) such as Garageband, Aperture, Photoshop, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD or Final Cut Express, Linux will never replace my Macs completely. I know this will bring the standard response about the usability of Gimp or Digikam or any of the other so-call Linux "replacements". They may be there someday but currently, they don't fit the bill for my usage and in my opinion, that is what keeps Linux from being my desktop, at least in my own experience. I lover everything about Linux from its infinite variety and choices to the whole philosophy of open-source software and free public licenses. I want it to succeed as a fully functional replacement OS for both corporate and home users alike.
Uh...it's also the school that gave the leftist lunatic Al Franken, 14 grad students and total funding to write his kool-aid recipe book, "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them". This is actual proof of their inability to offer cogent analysis.
Hang on to the side of your pressboard desk from Walmart because this is probably going to be a big shock to you; not everyone surfs porn or uses pirated copies of software!! Have you caught your breath yet??? This one will give you chest pains...believe it or not, some folks actually produce beneficial and even wage-earning output from these silly little paperclips!
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It's not the command line or how difficult a particular function or program installation is on Linux that makes it not ready for the desktop. Quite the contrary! As many have already mentioned, most of these elements are much easier and much more mature than their Windows or even Mac counterparts. I spend way too much time experimenting with Linux and personally, as a desktop OS, in my opinion it's there from a corporate replacement perspective. However,as an amateur musician, photographer, videographer, and I'll admit iPod addict, until I see Linux counterparts for applications (many included with the OS) such as Garageband, Aperture, Photoshop, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD or Final Cut Express, Linux will never replace my Macs completely. I know this will bring the standard response about the usability of Gimp or Digikam or any of the other so-call Linux "replacements". They may be there someday but currently, they don't fit the bill for my usage and in my opinion, that is what keeps Linux from being my desktop, at least in my own experience. I lover everything about Linux from its infinite variety and choices to the whole philosophy of open-source software and free public licenses. I want it to succeed as a fully functional replacement OS for both corporate and home users alike.
Uh...it's also the school that gave the leftist lunatic Al Franken, 14 grad students and total funding to write his kool-aid recipe book, "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them". This is actual proof of their inability to offer cogent analysis.
Great insight into the startup environment and the issues with process development. You've obviously worked with startups in your career!
Hang on to the side of your pressboard desk from Walmart because this is probably going to be a big shock to you; not everyone surfs porn or uses pirated copies of software!! Have you caught your breath yet??? This one will give you chest pains...believe it or not, some folks actually produce beneficial and even wage-earning output from these silly little paperclips!