I have been reading slashdot for a while now (usually with my morning cuppa tea) but this time i decided to sign up and join in the fun.
After reading this LINUX vs. EVERYOTHER OS thread (and many other threads along same lines) heres my opinion;
Your average John Doe will never switch over to linux! Why?
1. People dont like being degraded and feel dumb
2. Command line interfaces and inconsistent ways to install programs / access options on linux make people feel dumb (see 1 above) and they get frustrated
3. I personally use linux daily to run my dedicated servers, everything has to be done thru putty, and after spending alot of my precious time in "RPM hell" and resolving dozens of dependencies or spending hours on end sifting thru mailing lists to find some obscure command that was never added or explained in the official documentation. Heck all that carry on makes windows installer look sexy.
4. Im discusted by how some devlopers cry "open source", but once they see a profit to be made they sell out (examples Mysql / RedHat / Invision etc). Heck Google are paying me $1 everytime someone downoads Firefox from my site!
5. I cant say "If thats bug is bothering you, fix it yourself!" to my boss or customers! That sort of arrogant attitude will get me fired or loose me customers
6. Not all computer users are geeks, if you dont take their needs into account ur not going anywhere, be it Plug and Play printers, Recording TV, playing with tunes for their their ipods (i do hate ipods)
7. Not all people are connected to the internet! (many developing countries and even developed ones!) or have high speed internet! people dont have time to patch their systems and resolve a zillion dependecies or spend hours sifting thru groups looking for help
8 as someone before said "people just want things to work" and they want to be listened to give people what they want and they will switch to linux, once again people want to play their mp3s / pRon / graphics intensive games, chat to their family on the other side of the globe, edit their digital photographs
They dont want spending days on end patching bugs, figuring out how something that should be simple works
well thes my 2 euro cent:)
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at least im not afraid to discuss open source problems OPENLY anonymous coward
I have been reading slashdot for a while now (usually with my morning cuppa tea) but this time i decided to sign up and join in the fun. After reading this LINUX vs. EVERYOTHER OS thread (and many other threads along same lines) heres my opinion; Your average John Doe will never switch over to linux! Why? 1. People dont like being degraded and feel dumb 2. Command line interfaces and inconsistent ways to install programs / access options on linux make people feel dumb (see 1 above) and they get frustrated 3. I personally use linux daily to run my dedicated servers, everything has to be done thru putty, and after spending alot of my precious time in "RPM hell" and resolving dozens of dependencies or spending hours on end sifting thru mailing lists to find some obscure command that was never added or explained in the official documentation. Heck all that carry on makes windows installer look sexy. 4. Im discusted by how some devlopers cry "open source", but once they see a profit to be made they sell out (examples Mysql / RedHat / Invision etc). Heck Google are paying me $1 everytime someone downoads Firefox from my site! 5. I cant say "If thats bug is bothering you, fix it yourself!" to my boss or customers! That sort of arrogant attitude will get me fired or loose me customers 6. Not all computer users are geeks, if you dont take their needs into account ur not going anywhere, be it Plug and Play printers, Recording TV, playing with tunes for their their ipods (i do hate ipods) 7. Not all people are connected to the internet! (many developing countries and even developed ones!) or have high speed internet! people dont have time to patch their systems and resolve a zillion dependecies or spend hours sifting thru groups looking for help 8 as someone before said "people just want things to work" and they want to be listened to give people what they want and they will switch to linux, once again people want to play their mp3s / pRon / graphics intensive games, chat to their family on the other side of the globe, edit their digital photographs They dont want spending days on end patching bugs, figuring out how something that should be simple works well thes my 2 euro cent :)