tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834489264750020926.post1427820026138229156..comments2023-10-17T03:56:58.410-07:00Comments on Random thoughts and experiences with Linux: Why I am still supporting Free Software?João Pintohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629311413154341175noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834489264750020926.post-83661230446210161932011-01-10T02:11:48.522-08:002011-01-10T02:11:48.522-08:00Good blog man.
Using-spreading free software wor...Good blog man. <br /><br />Using-spreading free software worldwide feelsgoodman!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234631506661447362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834489264750020926.post-76762556580992383222011-01-05T08:31:22.540-08:002011-01-05T08:31:22.540-08:00One thing that strikes me when reading Linux pundi...One thing that strikes me when reading Linux punditry is the number of people who seem to think that as the talk of "the year of the linux desktop" has come and gone it now means that Linux will never attain significant market share. The problem with this thinking is that the whole idea of "the year of the Linux desktop" was always incredibly premature anyways. As someone who has used a Mac as a primary OS but dabbled with Linux as a hobby since Ubuntu 6.06 I can tell you that it is only in the past 12 months that Ubuntu has gotten in the same ballpark as Windows and Mac. IMO it was completely naive to think that Linux was anywhere near "the year of the Linux desktop" in the past, and because of that is completely daft to now dismiss Linux as having missed the boat, proving that it will never gain market share.<br /><br />Interestedly, Chris DiBona said many years ago that he felt Linux could end up winning out on the desktop, but do so in an era when the desktop no longer matters. I think that is far more likely the doomsday scenario for Linux on the desktop. That Linux will become the go-to operating system for people using the desktop, but that most home consumers will no longer be using desktops, but rather smart phones and tablets. At that point the only people using desktops will be people who need it for specialised work tasks.Jimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021463389895685815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834489264750020926.post-63004436713711918482011-01-03T15:45:38.252-08:002011-01-03T15:45:38.252-08:00The Free Software ethos, the rights, the access, t...The Free Software ethos, the rights, the access, the levelling of markets and the political distributism. If it wasn't for the very heavily entrenched interests we'd count Free Software as something that was so obvious, so much common sense that we'd give strange looks to people who supplied anything else.<br /><br />What I've noticed is that the big businesses who are involved in FOSS, are interested only in their businesses taking advantage of the process. If they could suppress user's understanding and demand for free software I'm sure they would try.<br /><br />My conclusion: If not I and You, then who?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834489264750020926.post-16077134157291031502011-01-03T10:15:03.226-08:002011-01-03T10:15:03.226-08:00"I have assimilated the values of the Free So..."I have assimilated the values of the Free Software -without the radicalism of some of it's activists-."<br /><br />I keep hearing about this "radicalism" but never have actually seen it. It's more a fable than the Easter Bunny, Santa Clause, and an "attractive" Irishman all in one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com