Juan Alberto Cirez wrote:
Dafydd Crosby wrote:
That's interesting, because I've seen many children use Linux as
their sole desktop. And guess what? They don't mind it a bit.
Part of it is pre-conceived expectations. When I was a kid, I hated
brussel sprouts, because the expectation set by the cartoons I
watched was "yuck!" However, I eat them all the time now (especially
with steak), because one day when I was pretty plastered some friends
served brussel sprouts and being outside of my expectations I gobbled
them down.
I guess the problem is in the advocacy, not the software itself.
Linux is different. It's not always intuitive. But actually it DOES
work for a lot of people (use Google lately?). If you had to pay to
use Linux (the OS and the kernel), I could see the anger and venom,
since you've paid money. But the only thing Linux requires is time.
Complaining about Linux is like trying to bitch at someone handing
out free samples. If you haven't got time, don't switch. Simple.
Ah, Who says that absolutism is the sole domain of Ayatollahs...
"...If you haven't got time, don't switch. Simple*..." Guess what,
that is precisely what people are doing...en mase. That was the
objective of my post. To sound the alarm that having spent such a long
time in our glass towers, we have forgotten to design software for the
masses. It you cannot see this a threat to open source (and GNU/Linux
in particular) then all is lost.
*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ned4vgKpmZI&feature=related
I think you missed the line prior to that: Complaining about Linux is
like trying to bitch at someone handing out free samples.
Tell me Juan: What have you done to improve the situation? What projects
are you volunteering for? Besides being an alarmist, have you
contributed new UI designs?
A wise man once told me "talk minus action equals sh*t". The source is
all in the open. Don't bitch, just fix it.
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