On 2004.01.25 16:22 David Jackson wrote: > > This goes to the entire Linux community.
I don't think Linus is listening. I'm starting to think that Bill Gates, or a paid peon, is. > > We shouldn't try to compete with Microsoft. We should take that entire > line of thinking and flush it down the toilet. We should focus on > answering the question of; "what do Linux users need to do?", and then > go about writing software, developing device drivers, and whatever else > we need to do to make that happen. And quit trying to write software > specifically to mimic a piece of software that runs on Windows. > > Once we do that, we'll mature, and Linux will come into it's own. > Harrrr, you are asking the right question the wrong way. You are right that free software is not an intentional "competition" with commercial software like Micro$oft. Don't think that those jerks won't do everything possible to stop free software though. They are real, implacable, dishonest and dangerous enemies. The real question, which you take for granted is, Who says free software has not come into it's own? Who on this list actually depends on non-free software to get anything done? I only use commercial software for other people. Microsoft is the worst. I use it when I'm forced to at work. It is terribly dated, cumbersome and inferior to stuff I use at home. I've used Solaris for school. It was cumbersome, but worked well. I've worked with SCO on x86 and it was really cumbersome but worked just fine. It's been about 7 years since I used Macs for work, but the old OS did fine. OS X looks wonderful and should be able to do anything home users want. Is there something I'm missing at home? I've got browsers, editors, mail clients, music software and games. The only thing that non free might do better is games, but that is swiftly moving to set top boxes anyway. What's missing in the land of the free that I can't see?
