On Apr 10, 2008, at 12:22 , Kevin Donnelly wrote: > First, I want to say thanks for all the work you've done on RG in > the past. > > On Wednesday 09 April 2008 14:58, Guillaume Laurent wrote: >> As I've said, I've completely lost interest in Linux on the desktop. >> I've come to realize that it's pretty much hopeless, so I'm now a >> happy OS X user (since january). > > You obviously have good reasons for this decision, and it would be > presumptuous of me to argue with those. However, I find it ironic, > because > Linux on the desktop is actually almost there.
Chris said the same thing, and I think you're both mistaken. Your arguments, "almost there", "beginning to work in <whatever domain>", or "depends on the right distro" (so commonly used it's almost said as a reflex), are the same I've always heard, and used myself, for almost as long as I've been part of the Linux community. I'm pretty confident you'll keep on using them for a long time. > over there, and so on). This DIY approach does not inherently seem > to me to > be deleterious, given how fast Linux has caught up on proprietary > OSs, but I > agree it can be confusing for new users. The DIY approach is the reason why Linux won't ever reach outside of geek-land. And it's an unfixable problem since it's a direct consequence of its very nature. As for "catching up fast", that's also an old argument, and yet Linux still has less than 1% of the desktop market share. Looking at OS X, I don't see any catch up, quite the contrary. > One important thing about a Linux-based audio setup is the cost - it > allows > people to use their creativity without having to spend upfront > first. I > think that's a very important benefit. As jwz said, "linux is free if your time has no value". -- Guillaume http://telegraph-road.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-devel mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel
