Can Desktop Linux Stay Relevant in the Era of Cloud and Mobile?

Re:Can Desktop Linux Stay Relevant in the Era of Cloud and M... by 3pt14159 on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @05:19PM (#3272015)

Yes it is still relevant.

The only thing stopping my non-programmer flatmates from using Ubuntu is only MS Office.

They are envious of the interface and the ease at which I get all sorts of packages without worrying about malware.

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Re:Can Desktop Linux Stay Relevant in the Era of Cloud and M... by wavephorm on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @05:38PM (#3272092)

Star Office is awfully good.

Office productivity isn't the only issue. The issue is they already have Windows, and Office on their computer so there is no real advantage after switching to a free alternative, and there are some REALLY HUGE disadvantages like having to edit bash scripts to manage your computer.

Linux desktop failed. The sooner the Linux community gets over it and starts to focus on cloud stuff (virtualization, management) the better.

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Re:Can Desktop Linux Stay Relevant in the Era of Cloud and M... by jaetldev on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @06:35PM (#3272300)

The best brains in *nux should be focusing on the next generation FOSS/GNU tools to 'power the web'. If desktop OS itself is at risk of extinction , this is one fight which the Linux community has taken on for too far and too long.

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Re:Can Desktop Linux Stay Relevant in the Era of Cloud and M... by 3pt14159 on Thursday November 24, 2011 @10:35AM (#3274566)

Hasn't failed at all. These guys want to use what I'm using right now. In fact they do use it from time to time by logging in under their own user accounts.

The average person would not have to edit a bash script to manage their computer. Almost everything works right out of the box like you would expect.

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