On 02/01/12 19:38, Nader wrote:
Hello People: I am a present Linux user and a computer enthusiast of a long time. Through my long experience with computers and recently Linux I have come across some points that I firmly believe that can make a difference in Linux's popularity. I am attaching the small article that I have written hereto. Please read through it and let me know your feedback. I don't even mind if some of you find it totally useless as long as I get a feedback. I love Unix and all people associated with it by any means as long as they are working on or using a free GNU Unix type. That is why I wrote this article because I want to see it grow as you all do. So please read through it without bias and let me know if you find it of any value. Thanks for your time and interest. All the best
Firstly, you should know the abbreviation of GNU -- GNU is not Unix.The no. 1 reason for bad popularity of Linux/BSD on the Desktops is difficult administration (or initial setup, this includes installation, tweaking the UI etc... etc... etc...).
Second comes the DE -- Gnome 2 is dead, and with it, gnome as a whole too is dead
Then comes the design -- Gnome 3/shell is a proof that Developers cant be designers. We need designers and psychologist as contributer too, but I don't think we have much of them in the community.
The hardware compatibility -- AH! We need vendor support, and there're only going to support if there is *some* usage.
And actually, the UI really doesnt matter to 90% of the the end users until it follows traditional norms (taskbar, correct WM, minimize, maximize buttons etc...).
You might find the bad administration a disadvantage, but for many it's a good, and this's where the scope lies. ;-)
Also you should discuss about this in the debian-project and debian-desktop mailing lists -- you left these 2, they were the most relevant.