Linux can still beat Windows in the desktop war, and Linus Torvalds is 'working on it'

[pc71520]

a. Unless Linux changes drastically

and becomes much User-Friendlier

(a lot friendlier than what it has used to be...),

Home users will still find it difficult to abandon Windows.

 

b. A second issue has been Hardware compatibility.

This has also kept users dependent on Windows.

 

Linus Torvalds needs to radicalize Linux a lot

so that users will be eager to abandon Windows.

[steven36]

7 hours ago, pc71520 said:

a. Unless Linux changes drastically

and becomes much User-Friendlier

(a lot friendlier than what it has used to be...),

Home users will still find it difficult to abandon Windows.

 

b. A second issue has been Hardware compatibility.

This has also kept users dependent on Windows.

 

Linus Torvalds needs to radicalize Linux a lot

so that users will be eager to abandon Windows.

Linus Torvalds dont even write  code anymore  he only approves or rejects code of the Linux Kernel . why do you windows fanboys always try to make Linux post about politics . This is the reason I dont join many sites for Windows or Linux most of you have lost the plot we suppose try to help each other out . Linus Torvalds uses a  a harder distro to learn  Fedora  he dont care about you're problems really Hes  all about the politics  of Linux  is all   .

 

Its  up to who ever writes the code to make the kernel  compatible . I have the same problem with windows  10  when i updated to it before about finding useable drivers. Many peoples Printer's and stuff stop working when they updated from XP  to windows 7 so no O/S  is without compatibility  issues .  If you want compatibly and are not very skilled at fixing it yourself,  you should  buy a PC that comes with it on it . Maybe soon you will be able to buy them pretty cheap . Already Ubuntu is working hard to make them more user friendlily were you will be able to use a LTS release  and get the latest software  without updateing the distro . its up to the distro  and  software developers to do that not the Linux  Foundation.    The Linux O/S im using is very compatible with my PC and it gets updates tell 2019  and  I test new  and other versions on another HHD  before deciding to make it my production O/S  I dual boot 2 Linux O/S .

 

 

[pc71520]

On 14/4/2016 at 9:20 PM, steven36 said:

If you want compatibly and are not very skilled at fixing it yourself

1. Find me a Linux App that shows

the correct Ink-Level of an old Epson Stylus C46 Printer!

 

2. Find me a Linux App that will allow a friend of mine to connect

an old NOKIA C1-01 cell-phone to his P.C.!

 

To deal with the above two (2) issues,

I have already tried almost everything on Linux

without obtaining the results offered by Windows!

 

Maybe you come up with something I haven't tried yet,

since you are so skilled  that you boast so much about it!

 

I'm waiting for your specific suggestions in respect with

Epson Stylus C46 and NOKIA C1-01 support under Linux!

[pc71520]

As I expected...

[Pequi]

On sexta-feira, 15 de abril de 2016 at 8:53 AM, pc71520 said:

1. Find me a Linux App that shows

the correct Ink-Level of an old Epson Stylus C46 Printer!

 

2. Find me a Linux App that will allow a friend of mine to connect

an old NOKIA C1-01 cell-phone to his P.C.!

 

To deal with the above two (2) issues,

I have already tried almost everything on Linux

without obtaining the results offered by Windows!

I always buy hardware that is "compatible with Linux AND Windows".

There are numerous sites on the web that list Linux compatible hardware/notebooks etc

Remember the Windows software-modems ? Took years for the Linux guys to reverse and make them work on Linux, because they were designed to be Windows only.

Same with the first Wifi drivers. You had to use the windows drivers through a compatibility app (can't remember the name offhand) for them to run on Linux. Eventually native drivers made their way into the Kernel, but it took a lot of hard work.

It's always been about monopoly and lock-outs. I'm certain manufacturers get a "bonus" for every "windows only" sticker ....

[pc71520]

-For modern hardware: yes.

-For existing/old hardware: no!

 

*On a home-user/hobbyist-level: there is time for

Linux experimentation, Linux  faults, and going back to Windows.

 

*On a Business-level (from Small-Medium-Businesses to Large Corporations):

almost nobody is willing to take these risks (=Hardware-Software incompatibility).

 

[steven36]

1 hour ago, Pequi said:

I always buy hardware that is "compatible with Linux AND Windows".

There are numerous sites on the web that list Linux compatible hardware/notebooks etc

Remember the Windows software-modems ? Took years for the Linux guys to reverse and make them work on Linux, because they were designed to be Windows only.

Same with the first Wifi drivers. You had to use the windows drivers through a compatibility app (can't remember the name offhand) for them to run on Linux. Eventually native drivers made their way into the Kernel, but it took a lot of hard work.

It's always been about monopoly and lock-outs. I'm certain manufacturers get a "bonus" for every "windows only" sticker ....

My dell pc  if you install Ubuntu Linux on it dont void the warranty they support Windows 8.1 , Windows 10 or Ubuntu Linux on it  I read it at the dell site looking  at driver updates and stuff