[ubuntu-za] NEWS: Main Linux problems on the desktop, 2015 edition

[Wesley Werner]

Thanks Hilton.

Much of that article reads subjectively, and from the point of view of an
attention-hungry consumer, exactly the opposite of what computer hobbyists
are all about. These kinds of consumers feel indignant when they don't get
a product that meets their expectations, however unrealistic it may be.
Meanwhile the rest of us in the real-world are happy to be able to tinker
and customize our systems with the hope of learning something in the
process.

Point number 3 under the heading "General Linux problems" makes a fumbling
attempt to instill Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt via:

> critical remotely exploitable vulnerabilities were found in many
> basic Open Source projects, like bash (shellshock),
> OpenSSL (heartbleed), kernel and others.

A thorough read with plenty of malicious pot-shots.

Cheers

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Wesley

On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 7:54 PM, Hilton Gibson <hilton.gibson at gmail.com>
wrote:

> In this regularly updated article, which is without doubt the most
> comprehensive list of Linux distributions' problems on the entire Internet,
> we only discuss their main problems and deficiencies (which may be the
> reason why some people say Linux distros are not ready for the desktop)
> while everyone should keep in mind that there are areas where Linux has
> excelled other OSes: excellent package management, multiple platforms and
> architectures support out of the box, usually excellent stability, no
> widely circulating viruses or malware, complete system reinstallation is
> almost never required, besides Linux is extremely customizable, easily
> scripted and it's free as a beer.
>
> *Again, let me reiterate it, this article is primarily about Linux
> distributions, however many issues listed below affect the Linux kernel as
> well.*
>
>
> http://linuxfonts.narod.ru/why.linux.is.not.ready.for.the.desktop.current.html
>
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