Re:Why Linux is not ready for the desktop, the final edition
by tuna74 on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @04:26AM
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I am going to assume that Lenovo, Dell, nVidia, AMD, Intel etc actually test Linux (or farm that out to RedHat etc) actually test Linux on the hardware that they support. But I could be wrong of course.
But you’re just reiterating that the kernel development itself lacks sufficient testing which necessitates this. Everyone is a volunteer; the result is as you’d expect.
Look, there’s nothing wrong with this. In reality all the people who are electing to run Linux without it actually having sufficient quality for their purposes are the actual problem, who’d which there are hundreds of companies that just don’t care. We created this situation by undervaluing quality vs cost.
But it’s also the reason it won’t be a success on the desktop. The only way that happens is if windows takes an even more substantial nosedive. Things are going to have to get pretty bad for that to happen.