See that's just it, I've heard that for 30 years and I've only come to appreciate Windows as my desktop software all the more.
I do agree a better world is one where we all use Linux but I think the desktop distros still have the same non-tech issues to deal with in user functions and advocacy.
I do agree a better world is one where we all use Linux but I think the desktop distros still have the same non-tech issues to deal with in user functions and advocacy.
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The problem is when you need a specific software that only runs on windows.
It has a lot of problems... But windows too.
I think it's linux is way better on most desktops (not all).
Some of the most complicated software; CAD, Photoshop, video editing - are written for either Windows or OSX. There are no open source equivalents to that kind of high-end software.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzl1B7nB9Kc
But the real problem is simply application support. I’m sorry, but Libre is not an Office alternative and Gimp is not a Photoshop alternative in any meaningful sense. There just isn’t enough desktop application support for Linux. 🤷🏻♂️
I survived for 30 years in a university environment that was 99% Windows and did just fine.
However, I'm not the average user.
And it’s not just Office and Photoshop, this problem is pervasive throughout most, if not all, categories of desktop applications.
Linux needs its real competitor for Windows Installer. That's what it's competing with for the normie users.
I will still argue that flatpack could be the installer standard that cuts across the multitude of distributions/standards.
I agree it could be but we are always back to the Linux herding cats problem.
When the man himself lays out your issues and they persist still it's not an issue that can be solved with more code.
Devs are the "ruling class" so everything is done with them in mind first, even when they don't mean to
FOSS needs ways to let non-devs contribute to the process, mostly designers and marketers, if it wants to work as an alternative for everyone.