On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote:
> 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. > I am worried about both. I cannot upgrade any of my 10.04 boxes due to the mess with 12.04. In addition, I am afraid that Linux will soon lose enough developers to become a wasteland. i > > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
