Many end users pick the wrong distribution for themselves and run into a bad learning curve then give up. Those of us who have been using Linux for a while know not to ever recommend Gentoo to new users. Other easier options exist. Linux is very popular although not necessarily with the home users. Linux runs google and runs most of the servers on the internet be they corporate or Government. So it depends on which sector of the internet is cherry picked. Without Linux, an internet to run ecommerce and windows wouldn't be around today since the hackers would have over-run it long ago. Make no mistake Linux is under attack from the hackers and so far it has managed to stay a few steps ahead of them but Windows no matter the version is a virus magnet.
-- Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." Ed Howdershelt 1940. On Mon, 3 Apr 2023, Marda wrote: > Yes but then why isn't linux more popular? It's got a lot of wonderful > qualities but it's not as intuitive or easy for a new end user to use. There > are developers for windows machines, smartphones and so on that do have free > games, even for amazon echo devices, google devices and so on. They may not > be always as fancy or exactly what a person wants and I know it's frustrating > if you want a specific game and it's out of your price range but some people > develop games as a side thing on their own time as volunteers and some do it > for a full time living and those people expect to be paid as any fulll time > paid worker would. > > Marda > > On 4/3/2023 3:48 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > The full-time developers need to be paid but the ones that make their > > money doing other work and do part-time development are another story. > > That's how linux got where it is today. The payment the linux developers > > got and get is they often learn more about programming doing their linux > > development than they manage to do in the careers where they make their > > money. A loss for employers but our gain. > > Aside from that, the linux developers get to work on the best supported > > operating systems on the planet. Microsoft can't match that level of > > support. > > -- Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in > > defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that > > order." Ed Howdershelt 1940. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#126136): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/126136 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/98016854/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
