Posted January 13, 2016
I tried to be careful in what I said, and yet you misunderstood me. Let me try again.
I said that GNU/Linux is not a drop-in replacement to Windows. It totally is an alternative. I, like many others, have lived in GNU/Linux land for many, many years, and don't miss Windows one bit. We also feel more productive.
I mentioned React OS as a drop-in replacement to Windows, but I also alluded that it was not ready yet. However, React OS is neither an experiment nor a test. It is an ongoing development project.
I understand that people are busy and have other interests. Why do people study and learn how to drive? Why do they decide to get an education when they are no longer forced to? Because a) they enjoy it; and/or b) they see it as an investment that hopefully will pay itself later on. From your post I imagine you fail in both conditions, so I suppose that GNU/Linux is not for you.
And he should be paid for his effort, right? Hiring other people, testing, hosting and so on. I mean, Mark Shuttleworth invested at least 10M dollars into Ubuntu, and that was not enough. How much money are you willing to chip in with for that endeavour to materialize?
I said that GNU/Linux is not a drop-in replacement to Windows. It totally is an alternative. I, like many others, have lived in GNU/Linux land for many, many years, and don't miss Windows one bit. We also feel more productive.
I mentioned React OS as a drop-in replacement to Windows, but I also alluded that it was not ready yet. However, React OS is neither an experiment nor a test. It is an ongoing development project.
triple_l: people have lives besides technology, and nowadays no end user should be forced in reading manuals just to operate a computer
What are you talking about? Who is forcing people here? But do you know there are manuals for Windows too? GNU/Linux can be just as easy to use as Windows is. It is true! You may not know it in part because you are trying to operate it the way you use Windows. Kids can learn to operate the penguin OS, so why can't grown-ups? I understand that people are busy and have other interests. Why do people study and learn how to drive? Why do they decide to get an education when they are no longer forced to? Because a) they enjoy it; and/or b) they see it as an investment that hopefully will pay itself later on. From your post I imagine you fail in both conditions, so I suppose that GNU/Linux is not for you.
And he should be paid for his effort, right? Hiring other people, testing, hosting and so on. I mean, Mark Shuttleworth invested at least 10M dollars into Ubuntu, and that was not enough. How much money are you willing to chip in with for that endeavour to materialize?