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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That's where I disagree again. Even if Linux had a universal installer and it was 100 times better than Windows, people will still not switch. The problem is not that superficial. The problem is more cultural, political and psychological, than it is mundane.
It took me 3 months to whine my cousin of Photoshop to GIMP. Prior to that, it was either Photoshop or nothing. He would never ever had considered using the GIMP if I hadn't forced him to learn it, with the added bonus that it cost nothing.
Today, he finds The GIMPs interface more intuitive than Photoshop, and swears by the scriptability and plugins available for it. Today he prefers The GIMP to Photoshop.
Why was he so resistant to even try out The GIMP? There were many reasons, but none of it had to do with the difficulty of installing, package management, or the thousand linux distros. All of it had to do with culture and other social issues.