RE: Linux on the desktop viewed as from Joe Winuser

> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: annoyances-bounces-DzJonyRHso41Ayx8vbq1stBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org [mailto:annoyances-bounces@dee-
> annleblanc.com] En nombre de Daniel C. von Asmuth
> Enviado el: lunes, 29 de diciembre de 2003 13:37
> Para: Seeking Linux annoyances for a book.
> Asunto: Re: [Annoyances] 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.

[PV] Closed source must do something better in order to sell and survive.
All right, it's either in the code or in the marketing. :-( But with OS, you
can get as many window managers/graphical environments/desktop environments
as you wish and you won't find but replicas of Windows, more or less
bloated, more or less lightweight. Most shells are almost identical. On the
other hand, there are so few drivers that I haven't installed a single Linux
ever without having to chase the driver for some piece of hardware. And I
don't mean go out and pick it, I mean chasing it sometimes for days.

> 
> > 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.
> 

[PV] If they've got the money I recommend Apple for those who want an easy
going machine. I'm about to switch myself. I just thought I'd give Linux a
shot. I can't recommend Apple for some specialised tasks where only Windows
software is available (same problem with Linux, though).

> Kind regards,
> 
> 
> Daniel von Asmuth
> 
> 
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