Hi folks.
Considering Devuan is a major lifeboat of free Linux-based OS, I'm
anxious about its destiny and therefore trying to figure out who is
onboard, I mean the audience.
1) It is clear, by reading this list that part of us are mostly
concerned with servers.
It is perfectly arguable that people involved in servers'
deployment do not want to dedicate time to tweaking a Linux-based desktop.
Macintosh is definitely for these guys, first of all because its VM
works like a breeze. Forget dual-boot: it's a waste of time. Nate told
us the other day that a majority of Debian developpers follow the Mac
way; the more I think of it the more sense it makes to me, although it
is not my way.
Gnome and KDE are aiming to produce a free equivalent of the Mac.
OK, they're dropping freedom in the way, but they will produce at least
desktops you don't have to pay for. They may eventually pull the carpet
under the feet of Apple some day ... or not.
2) I also read that there are people who want to truely own their
desktop. Some call them sentimentalists, but they are the people from
and for wich free software arised.
To summarize, I see two populations in the audience of Devuan, with
slightly different motivations (I find myself in both):
1) Servers' admins, who have professionnal concerns about
security and productivity and don't necessary care of the desktop,
2) DIY (and FIY ;-) ) addicts who want whole control on their
desktop.
This all comes from reading you guys during the past month,
including Mr "FUCK FUCK FUCK" :-). But maybe I missed some people.
Didier
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