Comment Nerds Vs. People (Score 1) 821
"For example, they fault Linux OpenOffice desktops for not having all the features in Microsoft Windows Office, even though few actually use all of the Microsoft stuff. So, in essence, they're saying they want desktops cluttered with unnecessary features."
We are computer nerds and we know what YOU need. So don't think you can make any suggestions as to what YOU want on YOUR desktop!
For people who seem to want the average user to migrate to Linux, you are not very accomodating. Yes, for people who know computers well all the buttons and widgets and garbage on your desktop is annoying to say the least. But the average user doesn't want to have to go searching through six menus and thirty sub-menus to find the tools they need.
I used to say that Linux was still just a baby, and one day it would eventually be ready for the average persons desktop, but I am not so sure any more. The people behind Linux and the open source community seem far to arrogant, believing that end users should just accept Linux because you tell them it is better, not because it gives them what they want. It is just too bad, because Linux did have a lot of potential at one point.
We are computer nerds and we know what YOU need. So don't think you can make any suggestions as to what YOU want on YOUR desktop!
For people who seem to want the average user to migrate to Linux, you are not very accomodating. Yes, for people who know computers well all the buttons and widgets and garbage on your desktop is annoying to say the least. But the average user doesn't want to have to go searching through six menus and thirty sub-menus to find the tools they need.
I used to say that Linux was still just a baby, and one day it would eventually be ready for the average persons desktop, but I am not so sure any more. The people behind Linux and the open source community seem far to arrogant, believing that end users should just accept Linux because you tell them it is better, not because it gives them what they want. It is just too bad, because Linux did have a lot of potential at one point.
