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Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed.

From Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed.
Date 2018-07-01 18:36 -0700
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On 7/1/18 6:21 PM, Hamilcar Barca wrote:
> Simple. Linux offers zero incentives for people to adopt it.

The price tag is one. The fact it runs on older hardware is another. And 
a tiny fraction even care about it being open source.

> Linux applications typically suck and for those applications that don't
> suck like gimp or Libreoffice, Windows versions exist.
> The Linux community itself by virtue of it's nasty, condescending attitude
> toward noobs has doomed Linux forever.
> 
> The only people running desktop Linux these days are religious nuts or
> idiots because Linux offers nothing and no reason to use it.
> Yea, go compile that program.
> Who cares?
> My top of the line processor makes minced meat out of your 40 hours of
> compiling.
> 
> My advice?
> 
> Linux zealots need to move on because Linux has become a joke.

Use what you want to. Same with others.


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cannot use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel 
somehow superior by attacking the messenger.

They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.

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Why Linux Desktop Failed. Hamilcar Barca <roys29888@manchester.org> - 2018-07-01 21:21 -0400
  Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-01 18:36 -0700
    Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Hamilcar Barca <roys29888@manchester.org> - 2018-07-01 21:45 -0400
      Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-01 18:48 -0700
        Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Hamilcar Barca <roys29888@manchester.org> - 2018-07-01 21:54 -0400
          Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-01 19:09 -0700
            Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Hamilcar Barca <roys29888@manchester.org> - 2018-07-01 22:30 -0400
              Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-01 20:00 -0700
  Why "Hamilcar Barca" was plonked. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-02 07:36 -0500
    Re: Why "Hamilcar Barca" was plonked. vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2018-07-03 00:47 +0000
      Re: Why "Hamilcar Barca" was plonked. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-02 18:36 -0700
      Re: Why "Hamilcar Barca" was plonked. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-03 11:53 +0000
      Re: Why "Hamilcar Barca" was plonked. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-03 10:07 -0500
    Re: Why "Hamilcar Barca" was plonked. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-10 14:33 -0400
  Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2018-07-02 14:56 -0400
    Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Sammy <toofooyoung0o9@entermail.com> - 2018-07-02 20:49 +0000
      Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-10 14:47 -0400
    Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2018-07-02 22:20 +0100
      Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Pabst Blue Ribbon <pabst@blue.ribbon> - 2018-07-03 03:29 +0000
        Re: Why Windows' Trolls BS Failed. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-03 11:55 +0000
        Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-03 07:01 -0500
          Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-07-03 13:06 +0000
            Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-03 18:25 +0000
          Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Pabst Blue Ribbon <pabst@blue.ribbon> - 2018-07-03 20:39 +0000
            Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-09 07:04 -0500
              Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-09 13:30 -0700
              Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Sammy <toofooyoung0o9@entermail.com> - 2018-07-11 21:09 +0000
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-11 23:57 +0000
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-11 20:51 -0400
        Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2018-07-03 13:06 +0100
          Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-10 15:08 -0400
        Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-10 14:53 -0400
          Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-10 17:08 -0700
      Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-10 14:49 -0400
        Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-11 07:36 -0500
          Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-11 09:47 -0400
          Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Sammy <toofooyoung0o9@entermail.com> - 2018-07-11 21:12 +0000
          Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-12 11:06 -0700
  Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-02 22:01 +0000
  Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2018-07-03 16:46 +0800
    Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-03 12:02 +0000
      Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-07-03 05:26 -0700
        Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-03 08:01 -0500
          Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-07-04 05:47 -0700
        Toggle "Touch Keyboard" ( TabTip.EXE ) On/Off. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-10 02:24 -0700
          Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-10 13:52 -0700
            Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. % <persent@gmail.com> - 2018-07-10 13:56 -0700
            ReKilling Cortana zombies. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-13 01:47 -0700
            Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Storage Unit <storage.unit@mailinator.com> - 2018-07-15 22:01 -0500
              As I get older, I give fewer and fewer fucks. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-15 22:09 -0700
                Re: As I get older, I give fewer and fewer fucks. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-15 22:30 -0700
                If the keyboard doesn't come up right away. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-16 06:12 -0700
                Re: If the keyboard doesn't come up right away. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-07-16 09:38 -0400
                Re: If the keyboard doesn't come up right away. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-16 07:04 -0700
                "PROCESS_TERMINATE" in "Jeff-Relf.Me/X.CPP" in "Jeff-Relf.Me/X.ZIP". Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-16 10:04 -0700
                Re: "PROCESS_TERMINATE" in "Jeff-Relf.Me/X.CPP" in "Jeff-Relf.Me/X.ZIP". Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-16 10:29 -0700
                Re: If the keyboard doesn't come up right away. boltar@cylonHQ.com - 2018-07-16 13:47 +0000
                Re: If the keyboard doesn't come up right away. lol <lol@lol.lol> - 2018-07-21 22:19 +0000
                Re: TerminateProcess( aProc, 9 ). Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-16 09:41 -0700
                Re: The best way to toggle the Touch Keyboard. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-17 01:51 -0700
                Re: Hopefully, I got it right this time ( only time will tell ). Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-17 21:11 -0700
                Re: Hopefully, I got it right this time ( only time will tell ). Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-18 02:24 -0700
                Re: Another fail, another post... Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-21 03:02 -0700
                ITipInvocation.Toggle() fails BIG TIME if it's called more than once a second. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-23 03:12 -0700
                Re: ITipInvocation.Toggle() fails BIG TIME if it's called more than once a second. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-23 03:32 -0700
                Re: ITipInvocation.Toggle() fails BIG TIME if it's called more than once a second. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-23 05:22 -0700
                I'm narrowing it down, hopefully. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-23 16:34 -0700
                Re: I'm narrowing it down, hopefully. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-23 16:38 -0700
                Re: I'm narrowing it down, hopefully. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 06:43 -0700
                InputApp and TabTIP are _always_ killed. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-25 05:48 -0700
                Re: InputApp and TabTIP are _always_ killed. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 06:12 -0700
                Re: Another fail, another post... "Colonel Edmund J. Burke" <burkesbabes@bigass-babes.com> - 2018-07-25 07:00 -0700
                Re: As I get older, I give fewer and fewer fucks. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-16 06:32 -0700
              Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-07-16 16:05 +0000
                Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2018-07-16 19:31 +0300
                Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. boltar@cylonHQ.com - 2018-07-17 09:03 +0000
                Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-17 02:22 -0700
                Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-17 11:50 +0000
                Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-17 05:15 -0700
                Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2018-07-17 15:41 +0300
                Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-17 08:41 -0700
                Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-18 01:22 -0700
                Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2018-07-17 15:36 +0300
                Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-17 07:03 -0700
                Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-18 02:55 -0700
                Switch SysFolders to Short, Friendly Paths, all under "C:\__" ( Home ). Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-16 10:15 -0700
                Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Storage Unit <storage.unit@mailinator.com> - 2018-07-17 05:32 -0500
                Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. % <Persent@gmail.com> - 2018-07-18 06:23 -0700
      Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-10 15:07 -0400
        Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-10 17:07 -0700
          Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2018-07-11 11:46 +0000
            Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-11 07:25 -0500
              Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-11 09:18 -0400
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-11 17:50 +0000
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-11 15:20 -0400
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. George <georgehasnoemailaddress@mailg.org> - 2018-07-11 17:16 -0400
              Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-11 17:47 +0000
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-12 11:09 -0700
              Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Sammy <toofooyoung0o9@entermail.com> - 2018-07-11 21:10 +0000
              Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-12 11:05 -0700
            Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-11 09:13 -0400
              Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-07-11 09:10 -0700
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-11 12:46 -0400
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-07-11 13:14 -0700
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-11 16:24 -0400
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-07-11 14:53 -0700
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2018-07-11 22:33 +0000
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-12 11:04 -0700
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-07-13 05:18 -0700
                set PROMPT=$P$_$g Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-23 17:27 -0700
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. George <georgehasnoemailaddress@mailg.org> - 2018-07-11 17:15 -0400
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Sammy <toofooyoung0o9@entermail.com> - 2018-07-11 22:25 +0000
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-12 00:00 +0000
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-11 20:53 -0400
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-07-11 10:23 -0700
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-11 12:25 -0500
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-07-11 14:09 -0700
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2018-07-11 17:15 -0400
              Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-11 17:58 +0000
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-12 11:08 -0700
              Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Sammy <toofooyoung0o9@entermail.com> - 2018-07-11 21:01 +0000
              Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-12 08:46 -0700
            Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-11 17:43 +0000
              Re: RonB lies again. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-12 11:10 -0700
              Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2018-07-20 00:02 +0200
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-19 15:26 -0700
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-19 15:27 -0700
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-19 15:57 -0700
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-20 13:09 +0000
                Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-20 07:02 -0700
            Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-12 08:47 -0700
    Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-03 21:00 -0700
      Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2018-07-12 13:53 +0800
        Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-12 11:02 -0700
        Re: Why Linux Desktop Hasn't Failed. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-12 18:41 +0000
          Re: RonB attacks choice Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-12 13:22 -0700
            Re: RonB attacks choice Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-13 12:38 -0700
        Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-13 18:23 -0400
  Re: Why Linux Desktop Failed. SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-07-10 14:28 -0400

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