I was discussing My use of the Ubuntu Linux distribution with my brother this past weekend when he asked me why it is that more people and businesses are not using Linux-or why he doesn't hear about it more.
Why is that, do you think?
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Because it is still not on a usability level that average joe can use, especially when it comes to installing programs. Though it's getting better, slowly.
Business software creators are not very interested in making their software compatible.
Most games suffer a similar fate.
Business software creators are not very interested in making their software compatible.
Most games suffer a similar fate.
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Yip Lack of support.
And its mostly developers and 'opensource's fault.
Maybe not fault but the way linux grew up.
Take Windows, you download an application install and play thats it.
Except sometimes you need .Net or even a later ver of DirectX.
And in most cases if someone supply you software they include the necessary packages it depends on 'Directx or .net runtimes.'
People who develop in linux dont re invent the wheel they build ontop
of other apps, and depend on other peoples code and work.
E.g Someone would go and create a command line mp3 'MPG123' player. but they would then depend on other peoples work to make it work,
Mpg123 happens to become a very good mp3 decoder/encoder. So someone would go and create a GUI based mp3 player using mpg123 to decode it. and because its a GUI it depends on other graphic libraries.
Instead of creating their own thing.
I would say Ubuntu is moving into the right direction.
But people who develop applications dont just develop for Ubuntu they dev
for 'Linux'
I cant use a linux for me its there to play with or use it as a server.
Open office is getting there but no way near ms office.
Linux distros have a long way to go to rival Ms desktop PC's
+ like HMAN said people are not interested in making their software work on linux.
I see lots of linux programs ported to win32 but have never seen win32 ported to linux
And its mostly developers and 'opensource's fault.
Maybe not fault but the way linux grew up.
Take Windows, you download an application install and play thats it.
Except sometimes you need .Net or even a later ver of DirectX.
And in most cases if someone supply you software they include the necessary packages it depends on 'Directx or .net runtimes.'
People who develop in linux dont re invent the wheel they build ontop
of other apps, and depend on other peoples code and work.
E.g Someone would go and create a command line mp3 'MPG123' player. but they would then depend on other peoples work to make it work,
Mpg123 happens to become a very good mp3 decoder/encoder. So someone would go and create a GUI based mp3 player using mpg123 to decode it. and because its a GUI it depends on other graphic libraries.
Instead of creating their own thing.
I would say Ubuntu is moving into the right direction.
But people who develop applications dont just develop for Ubuntu they dev
for 'Linux'
I cant use a linux for me its there to play with or use it as a server.
Open office is getting there but no way near ms office.
Linux distros have a long way to go to rival Ms desktop PC's
+ like HMAN said people are not interested in making their software work on linux.
I see lots of linux programs ported to win32 but have never seen win32 ported to linux
