Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 00:26:00 10/24/03
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On October 23, 2003 at 19:42:59, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>On October 23, 2003 at 05:55:12, Daniel Clausen wrote:
>
>i've tested so many toolkits and environments and really
>very *little* even *works* both in linux and windows.
>
>when something works great for linux and also works for windows, then usually
>that allows, to say very kindly, at most year 80s software to be produced for
>windows.
>
>This where we live 2003. You can't sell something years 80 now. Not even to a
>big bank organisation who works currently years 70...
>
>then possible sales under linux.
>
>Yes linux is great, but selling something under it????
>
>It's simply NAIVE to guess that porting an application to *nix will sell some.
>All what happens is that your helpdesk will get flooded for 99% by questions
>about linux and how to install it and why it doesn't work and what they have to
>type.
>
>Even experienced linux users when i ship them a default diep version, they
>simply do *not* get diep to work without extensive instructions.
>
>The same users *do* get diep to work under windows.
>
>Why?
>
>Because everything runs there simply.
>
>coming weekend i plan to play diep under linux at the dutch open championship,
>but saying that linux is a commercial succes. No way. It's for nerds and very
>experienced users only at the moment.
>
>That's very sad.
>
>All my hope is pointed towards the Japanese/chinese/korean government who are
>creating a new OS that should go compete against microsoft.
>
>Linux has come a long end, but to get commercially interesting to use for mass
>market products, it has a LONG way to go.
>
>At the moment it's only cool for companies who have system administrators and
>who want to save out for simple database stuff and online stuff a lot of money
>by using a linux platform + MySQL, to give a popular example.
What I see is that I have a very capable operating system packed with loads of
software that comes free, works, and replaces almost everything I was using
under Windows.
It is not much harder to administrate Linux than to administrate Windows on the
desktop. Many Windows users are anyway absolutely unable to administrate their
desktop computer.
Those who are would not find much more difficult to administrate a Linux
desktop.
In the end the Linux user's experience is very similar to the Windows user's
experience. I have been using Linux for a year now and when I work I completely
forget that I'm using Linux and not Windows.
I just work on my stuff, the system is stable and does not crash, so I don't
even notice that I'm using that scaring geeky stuff that Linux is supposed to
be.
I think that's an important message to pass: Linux looks and feels like Windows.
People that just use their PC for email, Internet surfing, word processing,
spreadsheet and so on would not notice much difference. Those who do more and
want to install programs and tune their system would have to learn a few tricks,
but who could do that under Windows without first learning how to do it anyway?
Christophe
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