Linked by Jeremy LaCroix on Wed 13th Apr 2005 06:51 UTC
I've only been using GNU/Linux since 2001, so I won't say that I'm by any means an expert yet, as most of those that are reading this, probably have been using Linux much longer than I have. However, I still have high hopes for the Linux scene. The purpose of this article is to voice my personal opinion on what I feel is keeping GNU/Linux from taking over the mainstream operating system market. My intentions aren't to "badtalk" the open source kernel+apps, but rather give constructive criticsm on what I personally feel it could be done better.
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So, this rocked. I think this article made very legitimate points. And all of this weird static about it never working or happening (an installer) is totally wrong. Why? because people that you consider sheep want simplicity, I know I do,and they'd rather be playing their newly game then trying to install it. Point n' click, cut n' paste, plug n' play, click n' drag, these things make up the very fabric of our digital experience. And if Open Source wants to be pre-installed on PCs across the globe it better respond to market demands. It's not that Microsoft thought it'd be a good way to control people to make installations easier. I'm sure they learned from their customers that that is what they want. A computer is meant to conform to the human, not the other way around. As of now linux and other OS projects still put too many demands on the user to have foreknowledge of commands and processes. I'm sure their are people who use Windows and have never touched the command line. I use an Apple and nearly never need to. Are these people inferior users? No way, they know that a computer should conform to them, it should have foreknowledge of their habits and workflows. The computer is a working, entertainment, and teaching tool. It should work for me, it should entertain me, and it should teach me out of the box. The less I have to refer to an "instruction manual". I want the computer to be doing the processing, not me, I have other things to do like use the software I'm trying to install.
Cheers