It would be a lot easier to accept the lesser functionality required
... if it were ever going to be improved, but I honestly don't believe
it ever will be.
I've been using it on the desktop for nearly 10 years now, and
while it's come a long way, it's still nowhere near where it should be
considering the amount of time and effort that has been spent on it.
In many cases, I'm still seeing the same arguments that I saw 2 years
ago, and 2 years before that. Hardware support has improved, but in
the main areas where we need free drivers, the options are still
limited (networking and video).
Without the cooperation of the hardware vendors, the current situation
will never change. Without a change in the mindset surrounding
interface design (we need psychologists for this more than we need
programmers) it will still be just that little bit too much more
complex for the average end user.
i changed some of the nouns to pronouns. that was someone writing about Linux a
few days ago.
