Igor Chudov wrote: > I find Unity to be majorly lacking and unsuitable for real "work". I feel > lucky that I have a fvwm2 configuration that works great for me. > > I am very disturbed by the existing course of events. > > If Linux desktop dies, everything else (such as servers) will follow in a > few years. I am making half of my living from Linux based websites and this > prospects freaks me out. > > If you are worried about general users moving away from Linux, there may be some concern. If you are worried about not being able to have a workable Linux system for your own use, I think you are really worrying too much. > And check this out. > > http://linuxfonts.narod.ru/why.linux.is.not.ready.for.the.desktop.current.html > > A couple points I agree with. Sound IS a mess, at least on the versions I still use a lot. But, I have some odd stuff like Audacity and FlightGear, and they seem to really have conflicts with what sound system they prefer.
Network Manager does have problems unless you just want a DHCP client. Yes, many packages are offered with precompiled binaries that will only install on a few systems. I am not concerned with games, and they are not EVER likely to be as available as for Windows, and maybe that is GOOD! Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;258768047;13503038;j? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
