Well I am aware of linux's roles in those areas but was speaking as an
end user who is not tech savvy. I used to have a frfiend (we have since
lost touch) who did a lot with programming in linux environments and
with screen readers for it and all that but when I was referring to
popularity I should have made it clear that I was talking about us
average paeon end users who have little tech background and limited to
no experience or at least limited to no positive experience with linuxx.
Marda
On 4/3/2023 2:50 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
Many end users pick the wrong distribution for themselves and run into a
bad learning curve then give up.
Those of us who have been using Linux for a while know not to ever
recommend Gentoo to new users. Other easier options exist. Linux is very
popular although not necessarily with the home users. Linux runs google
and runs most of the servers on the internet be they corporate or
Government. So it depends on which sector of the internet is cherry
picked. Without Linux, an internet to run ecommerce and windows wouldn't
be around today since the hackers would have over-run it long ago. Make
no mistake Linux is under attack from the hackers and so far it has
managed to stay a few steps ahead of them but Windows no matter the
version is a virus magnet.
-- Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in
defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that
order." Ed Howdershelt 1940.
On Mon, 3 Apr 2023, Marda wrote:
Yes but then why isn't linux more popular? It's got a lot of wonderful
qualities but it's not as intuitive or easy for a new end user to use. There
are developers for windows machines, smartphones and so on that do have free
games, even for amazon echo devices, google devices and so on. They may not
be always as fancy or exactly what a person wants and I know it's frustrating
if you want a specific game and it's out of your price range but some people
develop games as a side thing on their own time as volunteers and some do it
for a full time living and those people expect to be paid as any fulll time
paid worker would.
Marda
On 4/3/2023 3:48 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
The full-time developers need to be paid but the ones that make their
money doing other work and do part-time development are another story.
That's how linux got where it is today. The payment the linux developers
got and get is they often learn more about programming doing their linux
development than they manage to do in the careers where they make their
money. A loss for employers but our gain.
Aside from that, the linux developers get to work on the best supported
operating systems on the planet. Microsoft can't match that level of
support.
-- Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in
defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that
order." Ed Howdershelt 1940.
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