Re: Linux on the desktop viewed as from Joe Winuser

Thus quoth Pablo Vieira on Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 10:02:05AM +0100:
> 
> [PV] I couldn't agree more. I think I've talked about it somewhere else.
> Lack of options is a pain only comparable to excess of options. But who will
> convince the author of every little very similar application that his wheel
> has already been invented? That's open source, I guess.

Wrong again! Duplication of effort is much greater in the closed source 
world than for Open Source. (I am spendig several months to develop software
that I could have copied easily, but am not permitted to). Only monopolies
are able to limit your choice. 

> Linux needs designers desperately (and I mean usability design, graphical
> design, coherence, uniformity, etc., etc., etc.). Linux needs to get rid
> somehow of half its developers as well (or just put everyone to the task of
> writing drivers and no more desktops, please). Then maybe it'll be in its
> way to the home desktop.

The kind of Linux you want is available today and it's called Apple OS X.
It even has a shell for those who want it.

Kind regards,


Daniel von Asmuth


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