(((Arthur Schiwon)))

Why users are keeping Linux from gaining market share - TechRepublic


Let me say this very clearly. Like any good platform, Linux needs to be easily adopted; by individual users, by small businesses, by corporations. It could not be more simple. Without new users, Linux will never grow. Continue preaching to an already converted choir and your base remains the same. Never simplify and only the advanced will make use of the platform.

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Why users are keeping Linux from gaining market share - TechRepublic

If you've ever wondered why Linux still struggles with market share, the community's answer to a newbie question could shed some light.
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(((Arthur Schiwon)))
Not Invented Here Syndrome, therefore must be tweaked until it only works in narrow circumstances, huge among Linux developers.

I have the opposite feeling that a lot and more is being abstracted, so that a lot lot is possible with the same code, making it more complex however.

Do you have examples?
It’s those immature, bored, and inconstant developers who keep changing stuff. And writing Yet Another Text Editor.

Not getting the issue here. Changes happen everywhere: first we needed to leave our caves, now we don't drive around with horse driven carriages anymore. Even the UI on your phone was utterly destroyed, the good, old and idiot proof rotary dial was replaced by a complicated touch-sensitive display.

OTOH I can understand this point. Since software can change so quickly, it might be frustrating to adapt to new UIs or applications when you have a different focus.
Robin
The Linux community is like a bunch of cats. Dogs get along, form a pack, have a definite societal order, and a pack functions as a team. Cats - with few exceptions like lions, are all independent, "I-will-do-as-I-please (but please donate)" critters with little coordination of their efforts. The Linux community seems a bit like that... divided, no real loyalty except to "freedom" or a favorite distro or something. I think that is restricting "market share," but I don't really worry about "market share" other than it's usefulness in getting OEMs to make free open-source hardware that will run GNU/Linux without the need for non-free blobs and drivers and stuff.