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Jason C. McDonald • Edited

UI people are fighting? First I've heard of it.

The reason we have multiple window managers and multiple UIs is because everyone has different desires and preferences. Experimentation and free play of ideas is how we improve things. Projects tend to actually share ideas, but we don't force everyone to do things ONE WAY.

Linux is the LEGO-bricks of the computer world. You can build what you want, or select any of a dozen pre-built sets. If you don't like one, there are options to tweak it or change it.

Regarding backups, personally I've had good experiences with Duplicity, but there are several options depending on what you need. Also, Linux Mint has a system snapshots system that is on par with anything Windows or Apple has ever offered.

But, if you don't want to like Linux, you don't have to like Linux. Stick with Apple if you like it. Just understand that your problem is rooted in your perspective, not the realities of the OS. Your view isn't shared by thousands of happy Linux users. You're entitled to your opinion, just don't conflate it with objective fact.

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gyoza • Edited

It was handquotes fightin. Without the g. Meaning not really fighting but tension exists. And sure free reign and not forcing people to do thing a certain way fine. I agree with that. But Linux will never have a general consumer desktop that is popular because of this. I didn't say throw out the system. I said the system needs to adapt to general consumer needs of they want to blow out Apple. I think you missed the point my dude.

For the record I've been using Linux since Slackware 3. Not once did I ever say that I don't like Linux and you need to stick with Apple.

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Jason C. McDonald • Edited

Linux will never have a general consumer desktop that is popular because of this.

My computer repair clients, all of them non-technical, would disagree.

I suspect the only reason it doesn't have more market share is the fact that you can't walk into most stores and buy a computer with Linux already on it. The majority of general consumer users aren't going to install any operating system themselves. They'll only use the default.

OS popularity is a function of OEM installs, not OS merit.

I think you missed the point my dude.

I just hear a lot of empty griping about "Linux is broken because it isn't always default-identical to this thing over here that I already like." That's what your post sounded like.

Meaning not really fighting but tension exists.

Once again, not really. We live and let live. I hate KDE myself as a user, but I appreciate the fact it meets the needs of people who like it! That sort of attitude is common. We all have our preferences, which is why the existence of multiple DEs and WMs is so awesome. I seldom encounter anyone in the Linux world who feels their DE is unilaterally superior to all others.

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Scot McSweeney-Roberts

But Linux will never have a general consumer desktop that is popular because of this

ChromeOS. If there's one Linux desktop with any popularity at all with the general consumer, it's ChromeOS.