On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:33:18 +0100, Guilherme Lino <guih.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > yeah but the true is that a linux desktop is almost useless for a normal > person >
s/normal/uninformed Also, see Kurt Maier's response [1]. > i remember first time i used ubuntu. i started a openoffice presentation on > the 4th slide the system was already unusable. And wet back to windows, even > google docs was better for the job. > That's because Ubuntu sucks only marginally less than Windows (whilst at the same time adding a learning curve for people unfamiliar with Linux-based operation systems), and is *in no way* representative of "The Linux Desktop". Besides, "The Linux Desktop" is a term coined by "the industry", in an effort to market their Linux-based offering to useless Windows/MacOS-users who'd rather pick their nose than learn something new, let alone make an actual contribution. > of course latex is cool, vim, dwm, but no one out of the professional field > of computer sience have the time or patience to learn this unix philosophy.. Time is what you *make*, e.g. by not wasting it on the useless crap most "normal" people think (and want *you* to believe) is important. Patience is what you have when you know it'll be worth your while (i.e. by saving you time, effort and frustration in the long run). And neither a job nor a formal education (be it in CS or otherwise) are required to "to learn this unix philosophy" [sic]. If you are capable of reading English, you have all you need to go RTFM. > -- > > > Guilherme Lino Peace -- Pieter [1] id:"camo156nys6ptfy-jb7kt1u+e0n25yoqjn00t9kcsxfipdhe...@mail.gmail.com"
