Stuff like this is whats keeping the Linux Desktop behind. People just want stuff to 'Just Work', not use the command line, or GUI install tool thats confusing. Canonical might want to take a hint from the Apple Store.
There are many many areas where the Linux Desktop is lacking. Its why I moved to a OSX desktop. After using Gentoo Linux for 6 years as a desktop, I just got tired of it. Yes Ubuntu is much easier to keep up-to-date, its still very lacking. And confusing at times. Lets change how things are done every year...... One of the big things is lack of attention to detail, and functionality. Yes, functionality. Im not talking about backend apps really. GUI applications. Matching 1:1 functionality of OSX or Windows applications, even apps that come with the other OS's. Dont even get me started on PAYED versions of software, FOSS software doesn't even come close. And never will. Why? It cost real money to pay for the developers rent and food. Part time work on a project that doesn't pay, does not feed that developer. And the Linux zealots do not help at all. Its like an alcoholic that keeps saying theres nothing wrong, and they don't drink that much. </rant> I love Linux... as a Server OS. Its a great Server OS. -- Trevor Benedict - MrEcho On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Chris Louden <ch...@chrislouden.com> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 8:37 PM, Jeff Lasman <jpli...@nobaloney.net> > wrote: > >> No matter. To the user, that's Linux. And all your objections seem > pretty > >> non-objectionable to me, when seen from the point of view of the more > naive > >> Windows user. > > > > Replying to myself to point out a perfect example. I just tried visiting > > youtube. Can't play anything; it keeps telling me I need a new flash > player. > > So I go to the page I get; they tell me which vesion I need; I click to > > download it and I get a message that Kubuntu doesn't know how to handle > file- > > type deb. > > > > No way to download it and run it myself, nothing new in kpackagekit. > > esh! > sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree > > > > > So no more youtube. Even though I'm on an LT version. > > > > Jeff > > -- > > Jeff Lasman > > Post Office Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 > > Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only > > Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; > > _______________________________________________ > > LinuxUsers mailing list > > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >
_______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
