On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Shawn <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10-09-15 05:15 PM, Dafydd Crosby wrote: >> >> core mission was that we set our sights too low. Instead of "I want >> Linux to work on my computer," maybe the goal could have been "I want >> Linux to work on all computers." > > I don't want Linux to "work" on all computers. Rather I want to "RUN" Linux > on all of my computers - for business, personal, and entertainment purposes. > It doesn't matter if Linux will "work" on my computer, if I can't open a > file or play any game I want. When we can drop in a Linux box and do any of > the above, THEN we have succeeded. > > I glossed over the details, but of course I'm referring to the legal issues > of watching a DVD, playing a DirectX based game, seamless use of .docx > files, etc. - And I don't consider using Wine or a VM to do any of that to
As I see it, most of the contemporary problems are a result of all the private walled gardens. A single commercial entity controls DirectX and .docx and the end user is not where their interests lay, their shareholders are. As such I have let that fight go. Once the customer is not the primary focus of a business you should enter into any relationship with your eyes open. If a game or product does not conform to my specifications, then I do not buy it. The most recent game purchase was a Windows only title, but the developer responds well to feedback from the WINE users, hence he gets my money. I also keep all of my documents and music in open formats. While I am leaning more heavily on Google these days, I keep a local copy of the important stuff (contacts and documents). > be a viable solution. Yes, they may work, but they kind of avoid the real > problem... Of course, I'm being overly anal here for arguments sake... :) I personally consider both WINE and Virtualization to be dirty hacks that do not solve the core problem. > > How CLUG can help achieve this vision, I have no clue. But, talking about > the topic(s) is a start. :) > I have no idea where to start but I like that there is a discussion :) _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
