On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:55 PM, P.B. pb@fsfe.org wrote:
KwangErn Liew wrote:
Linux is just a kernel. Everything on top of it are meshed into an OS though having different ways to really allow different solutions (flavours) for individuals and organisations.
We know this. However, for most people out there the whole OS and everything that's not Mac or Windows is "Linux". :)
Unfortunate yes, and I even have a hard time explaining Linux and its distributions. Not even mentioning about what WM and DE are and a whole lot of other things.
I learnt that we should rather spin it the other way around, and categorise different use cases and built distros just for those groups of people. It's not an easy feat and I don't think anyone has solved that well enough just yet. Ubuntu is getting there, but still has alot of issues to sort out.
I find that the article is not really providing good grounds on what's _really_ wrong with Linux. It sounds like the article is saying, "different methods (flavours) is wrong." Is he implying that the Linux kernel and related OS should be a one-size-fits-all?
Not sure, but the reason why I've mentioned this article here is, that it proves certain "impressions" people get from using GNU/Linux.
We have to change that - somehow.
It's sad but true that people often don't see what's better, but only complain about what's cumbersome for them (which is often due to lack of knowhow). But there *is* a reason why people often get this impression and I think it's important to be aware of this.
Agreed.
KwangErn