Hi, I have been programming since 1998 mostly in C language and Linux. I use Debian Linux and my user interface is GNOME Flashback Metacity (I don't like the GNOME 3 interface).
Even Linus Torvalds was critical of GNOME 3 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME). According to the following website (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide), linux desktop has 4.13% of the desktop market share while Windows has 73.41% market share. So, it looks like non-programmers have not yet embraced Linux desktop. Some people will say that it is because of marketing by Microsoft and Apple but I don't buy this answer. I am listing the no. 1 reason that I believe is behind the un-popularity of Linux desktop among non-programmers (I know some people won't like it): I don't think Linux desktop development teams (GNOME, KDE, etc.) are interested in increasing the usage of Linux desktop among non-programmers. The main reason for coming to this conclusion is that Linux desktop development teams don't ask people (non-programmers) what they want, they just go ahead and do what they want to do. An example of this is that the GNOME development team went ahead and created GNOME 3 without asking the users (non-programmers) whether they would want this kind of user interface or not. In my opinion, GNOME 3 is less user-friendly than GNOME Flashback Metacity. Recently, I opened a discussion on Discord to talk to GNOME developers and I told them that GNOME Flashback Metacity is more user-friendly than GNOME 3. They got hurt and closed the discussion thread. Then I also got angry and forced them to delete the whole discussion. But, if Linux desktop development teams are really interested in increasing the share of Linux desktop among non-programmers then they have to think from non-programmers point of view. They should also ask non-programmers as to what will convince them to use the Linux Desktop. My analysis is - Microsoft Windows is insecure, Apple is costly, so Linux desktop(s) should become very popular among non-programmers but it is not. It looks like there is not much will to make Linux desktop popular because where there is a will, there is a way. I am sorry if I have offended anyone. People don't like constructive criticism these days. Regards, Amit -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
