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One of linux's biggest issues is that linux hasn't been developed with consumers in mind for such a long time. Thats why I opted to use mint for recording DevC
by andhof-mt 12y ago
One of linux's biggest issues is that linux hasn't been developed with consumers in mind for such a long time.
Thats why I opted to use mint for recording DevCasts: https://www.youtube.com/user/devfactor https://www.youtube.com/user/devfactor
other linux distros offer tons of tools for programmers, but are difficult to beginning users or non-programmers to migrate over to.
In order for Linux to really catch on, they need to offer at least a basic level of tools to attract regular (non-coding) consumers.
- sp332 12y agoWhat kind of tools?
- whyever 12y agoWhat kind of consumers are you thinking of? Most 'regular consumers' are probably better off with a tablet than with a desktop PC.
- oliwarner 12y agoWhen did you last use Linux? 2003? Linux [distributions] (because the Linux Kernel is fairly agnostic about use-cases) are constantly being developed and redeveloped. KDE5, Unity8+Mir, GNOME3, Cinnamon, MATE, etc... They're all aiming to be easy to use and powerful. They all have some distance to go but so do Windows and OSX. Then there's the actual consumer-device market that Linux all but owns. Things like Tizen and Android and the dozens of frontends that the existing infrastructure makes super-simple to create a custom interface. There is constant churn, making Linux more and more user-friendly.