Re: [dylug] Re: Tried Firefox ?

[email protected] wrote:

> This is the link, debu you were referring to I guess:
> http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2004/12/how-to-kill-open-source-on-desktop.html

Hey... Gud... that made for some *absolutely* amazing reading :) (And
no, I was not referring to it -- saw it for the first time :)


> "You've got a valid argument in my view. After all, it's "Build it and they will come", not "Build it in two places, one beside them, and they will eventually visit the other"."

I would rather subscribe to a more plausible 
"Build it BETTER. FAR BETTER. *Then* will be they come"



> So Vivek, you really think people are going to get attracted to Linux by using firefox? 

I'm looking forward to Vivek's reply :) As far as I see it, at least
for the moment, I see *no* reason why a happy contented Windows
Firefox user would *ever* even see a need to ditch his happy home
terrain for something new, unknown and unseen like Linux ;)


This is from the same link: 

<quote>

I used Linux almost exclusively from '97 to late '01. It was fun, but
I don't have the time or patience to tweak this and that, and download
a ton of dependencies and such when I want to get something to work.
With OS X, 95% of my time at the computer is spent being productive.

Stop being so scared about OSS apps being ported to Windows and OS X.
If you want to beat the competition, make Linux/BSD better. And in the
meantime, take advantage of the ability of Windows/OS X users getting
exposed to OSS apps... it'll make it that much easier to move to
Linux/BSD when the distributions are ready for prime time.

</quote>


Bottomline? Well.... lets do a ground reality check...

<quote>

Evangilizing Open Source is a waste of time in most instances. Mom and
Pop DON'T CARE! Businesses DON'T CARE! In fact, half of the OSS
zealots I listen to at my local LUG act and sound like idiots and if
anything, they push people away from OSS.

If you want OSS to catch on, stop worrying about spreading the word of
RMS and start writing and contributing quality, easy to use,
applications/desktops/operating systems that are VIABLE replacements
for Windows and OS X on the desktop. If you can't do that, you can
preach all you want and you'll still continue to waste your time.

</quote>

Quote: (pun fully intended :)
"Just like you don't have to be a car mechanic to use a car, so you
shouldn't have to be a software engineer to use your computer".

Sure, Linux is a better OS, but the average distro needs to be easier
for the average user. Distro's like SuSE are already IMO better than
Windows -- and have almost beaten Windows in Europe, but lack
aggressive marketing and publicity.

> time will tell

Oh hell yeah! ;)

(Okie ..... nuff said... and hey... before all this gets you thinking,
I'm still a happy Linux user :)


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