What Killed the Linux Desktop (2012)

Re:What Killed the Linux Desktop (2012) by bobajeff on Sunday February 05, 2017 @06:28PM (#13575371)

I enjoy having a machine that ultimately I control. You just can't get the same level of control with Windows, Mac, Android or iPhone. You constantly have to wrestle your wants with the wants of the platform venders.

A key area where this is most apparent these days is privacy. If you want privacy you have to keep a really close eye on Microsoft, Apple and Google every update.

With a Linux Server/Desktop I'm free from their power games.

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Re:What Killed the Linux Desktop (2012) by pinum on Sunday February 05, 2017 @11:15PM (#13576436)

Do you trust everyone who contributes to, reviews, and maintains the package management infrastructure you use?

Do you ever find the feeling of control challenged when you want to upgrade an application you use without upgrading the entire OS in lockstep, or vice versa?

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Re:What Killed the Linux Desktop (2012) by bobajeff on Sunday February 05, 2017 @11:48PM (#13576561)

I'm confident the distribution I use isn't trying to collect, catalogue and sell my private info, or lock me into a service or product. So far it doesn't interfere with what I want in any way.

So yes I trust my distribution.

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