Do you guys ever think there will be a day that Linux will be as popular as
Windows in the desktop market.
Personally I can't see this happening anytime soon. This isn't a personal
attack on Linux just want to get some thoughts and inspiration.
I use both Windows and Linux have a strong
Do you guys ever think there will be a day that Linux will be as popular
as Windows in the desktop market.
Yes.
Not for a while, for sure, but eventually, GNU/Linux will be pervasive.
Android/Linux is already getting there.
I used to think this would take tens of years, but Microsoft seems
On 02/13/2013 04:31 PM, Ally Biggs wrote:
Do you guys ever think there will be a day that Linux will be as popular as
Windows in the desktop market.
Not going to happen
Personally I can't see this happening anytime soon. This isn't a personal
attack on Linux just want to get some thoughts
On Wednesday 13 February 2013 16:31:53 Ally Biggs wrote:
Do you guys ever think there will be a day that Linux will be as popular as
Windows in the desktop market.
It will take a long while in the consumerist west, but the developing
countries are starting to use it. (Brazil, China, India to
Than you for providing me with some insight :) I started with Windows 3.1 and
used it since well apart from Windows ME, Vista and 8 didn't really get on with
those. Windows 7 was pretty solid for everyday use. I never really had a issue
with it and does everything I need it to do. Windows 8 I
On 13 February 2013 16:31, Ally Biggs bluechr...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
I would say that I enjoy Linux more the whole Open source ethos, I
actually feel like I am learning when using the cli as opposed to clicking
my way through the GUI in Windows.
Then it is worth considering following the
Some nice fodder for the debate here! Perhaps you'd like to speak Ally.
On Wednesday 13 Feb 2013 16:31:53 Ally Biggs wrote:
Do you guys ever think there will be a day that Linux will be as popular as
Windows in the desktop market.
Depends what the desktop market is, and what you intend to do
On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:31:53 +
Ally Biggs bluechr...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
So how did you guys learn Linux?
by installing it and using it!!
Has anyone else made the transition from Windows? Or what are the key
areas to focus on to develop a good foundation. Need some inspiration
if I go
show-off alert!I learned initially by running web services and then by
implementing a small-scale Industrial Heater (aka a High Performance
Compute Cluster)/show-off alert!
As others have said, what you learn depends entirely what you try to
achieve, and it's the trying to achieve something that
On 11/02/13 18:57, Tim Brocklehurst wrote:
In April, we are privileged to be hosted at IBM Hursley.
Will the April meeting also be a 1pm start?
cheers
Chris
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Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK
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On Wednesday 13 Feb 2013 20:04:27 Chris Dennis wrote:
On 11/02/13 18:57, Tim Brocklehurst wrote:
In April, we are privileged to be hosted at IBM Hursley.
Will the April meeting also be a 1pm start?
cheers
Chris
That is yet to be decided.
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Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:31:53 +
Ally Biggs bluechr...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
Hello Ally,
The problem with desktop Linux I think is when the shit hits the fan
and something needs to be configured or a driver needs to be added your
average user isn't going to want to sit typing commands in a
Hi Ally,
On 13/02/13 16:31, Ally Biggs wrote:
Do you guys ever think there will be a day that Linux will be as
popular as Windows in the desktop market.
Given Windows has ~90%+ market share, I fail to see how mathematically
any other distro can be as popular as Windows without Windows
On Wednesday 13 February 2013 22:02:32 Alan Pope wrote:
I recently (1.5 years ago) installed Ubuntu for a retired chap who had
only ever used Windows. He requested it because he was sick of viruses
and slow-downs of Windows. I printed out a getting started guide and
allocated ~2 hours to walk
Thank you for all your replies has kind of made me realise that my true passion
is with Linux. I am going to work through my Linux+ videos, thinking about
having Centos running as the main host with KVM running Debian and using
something lightweight like LXDE or XFCE on the Deb box.
I think
A fun at-home project to amaze yourself and friends is to download
XAMPP[1] and use it to run a Drupal[2] CMS web-site on an ageing
laptop. Amazing! Good preparation for the sort of thing you mention.
ATB, Peter
[1] http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
[2] http://drupal.org/
On 13 February
On 13/02/13 16:31, Ally Biggs wrote:
Do you guys ever think there will be a day that Linux will be as popular as
Windows in the desktop market.
Personally I can't see this happening anytime soon. This isn't a personal
attack on Linux just want to get some thoughts and inspiration.
I use
On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:31:53 +, bluechr...@hotmail.co.uk said:
Do you guys ever think there will be a day that Linux will be as popular
as Windows in the desktop market.
Does it matter? Google runs on Linux; Amazon runs on Linux; there is
considerable pressure from Government for more
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