Re:Despite best efforts .NET is still not an open platform
by nerdix on Thursday June 16, 2022 @11:18AM
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> Most people aren't able to "maintain a desktop".
He offered the solution though. If you are not able to "maintain a desktop" (either because you don't know how to, just don't want to, or don't have the time to, etc) then use a stable distro and accept the choices that were made for you. Thats not much different than just installing Windows or buying a Mac and accepting whatever decisions Microsoft/Apple made regarding how the desktop experience should be.
Re:Despite best efforts .NET is still not an open platform
by goodpoint on Friday June 17, 2022 @10:37AM
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What part of "pick a stable distribution" you did not understand?
There's a good number of large tech companies providing Linux desktops for both tech-savy and other employees and it just works.
> Sorry, but take the horse blinders off.
Horse blinders? Ironic given how you looked only at half a sentence and ignored the rest.
Sorry, but take the horse blinders off.
If this kind of criticism coming from a long time user of Linux desktop (not as active nowadays because work is Windows, but most of my work is done in IDEs, browsers and through Cygwin anyway), FOSS supporter, etc is FUD, then boy, are you going to have a hard time fighting Microsoft's or Apple's marketing teams.
> 3) if you are not a beginner you should be able to maintain a desktop.
And therein lies the main rub :-)
Most people aren't able to "maintain a desktop". They don't really maintain either Windows, or MacOS. Most people are at best, "perpetual intermediates". Only a small fraction of users want or actually become power users. Most just trundle along trying their best to learn the least possible. And that's in every domain you can imagine.
This is the thing that will condemn Desktop Linux to being a niche product. That's fine, up to a point.