Subj : Re: Computer operating system of choice?
To   : Joacim Melin
From : boraxman
Date : Tue Feb 08 2022 02:01:44

 JM> Linux can't really compete with MacOS. It's like making sure copy-paste
 JM> actually work everywhere, having software and software distribution that
 JM> actually works. As of now, we have several ways of installing software,
 JM> tons of different distributions, several graphical user interfaces
 JM> (Gnome, KDE, etc) which is a force to be reckoned with but also present
 JM> a lot of problems for the end users.
 JM> 

The problem is that instead of people learning how to use existing solutions properly, they invent another!  So people decide that RPM's or DEB's are no good, and create Snap, Flatpak and AppImage.  Now we have three more ways!

We as a society hold this false belief that the solution to a problem is always to invent something new, create some new technology.

 JM> Maybe Linux would benifit from a package installer like ones available
 JM> on MacOS and Windows - download a file and click on it to install it. 
 JM> 
 JM> I spend a lot of time in the terminal, logged into several Linux servers
 JM> where I'm a sysadmin ($dayjob) and I like to do it via MacOS where I
 JM> have a Unix foundation, a great and beautiful UI and great apps. 


Maybe, but then I think that Linux wouldn't be Linux if it became Windows/Mac OS.  I used to think it was important that Linux become more appealing, but not anymore.  I'd rather keep it as a 'hobby OS'.  That is its distinction, that you make the system your own, rather than having it controlled by a central power.  For those who wants that polished unified, I'm happy for them to choose MacOS instead.

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