On Tue, 2025-01-28 at 16:08 +0530, Amit wrote: > [snip] > Some people will say that it is because of marketing by Microsoft and > Apple but I don't buy this answer. > [snip] > 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. > [snip] > 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.
This is a highly simplified assumption. > It looks like there is not much will to make Linux desktop popular > because where there is a will, there is a way. [snip] This reminds me of the discussion about a community-built smartphome, i.e. the hardware. Will is not enough for feasibility. -- 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
