[Ambassadors] Why desktop Linux Sucks

[Paul W. Frields]

On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 10:18:38AM -0500, inode0 wrote:
> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Jason Benedict Low
> <jbenedictlow at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Satyajit wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >>    I came across this video by cris and bryan:
> >> http://lunduke.com/?p=429
> >> They did have a few valid points..
> >> You can pick up the slides here:
> >> http://lunduke.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/linux-sucks.odp
> >> A few areas they spoke were bringing a unified standard for packaging,
> >> single multimedia system and a few more.
> >
> > This is Nice. Yes, Unified standard in all Linux distro and conbine effort
> > will be nice.
> 
> While I admit I won't watch these guys based on my personal history
> with them, I am not an advocate of mass standardization. One of the
> reasons the open source world thrives and innovates is the lack of
> constraints. You have a good idea, run with it and prove it. If you
> do, people will start using it and we all benefit from the innovation.
> The competition of ideas and the ability to create your own small
> experiment and watch it grow is a good environment for us to work in.
> It does create some mayhem, but I believe the advantages far outweigh
> the disadvantages.

Interesting refutation from Adam Williamson:
http://www.happyassassin.net/2009/05/15/packaging-standards-again/

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