Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 18th May 2009 19:06 UTC
We all know them. We all hate them. They are generally overdone, completely biased, or so vague they border on the edge of pointlessness (or toppled over said edge). Yes, I'm talking about those "Is Linux ready for the desktop" articles. Still, this one is different.
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2005-07-06
I read a few comments and a lot of people would like a new open source OS (like Linux) that can be modified and customized as the user sees fit. Yes a clean API would be wonderful as well.
What everybody seems to miss is the fact that there should be LESS operating systems. The OS I am waiting for is ReactOS. It is the most promising contender as it is compatible with Windows. A lot of drivers are available for Windows as so for applications. People that are dependent on a tool like Photoshop don't want to learn a new graphics program, they just want Photoshop. Yes you could run wine but it is not perfect yet. ReactOS would solve this.
My dad would love to switch to Linux but he uses Photoshop, Quark Express, CorelDraw, etc. He hates Mac (mostly because of their fanboys) and agrees with a lot of my opinions. He can't switch. He says he is to old to learn something new (can't blame him he's 65). I did get him to use FireFox and Thunderbird and he is loving it (yes he thinks there better than their Microsoft counterparts).
For people that are not dependent on any special application, like me, can switch.