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The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure.

From	Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure.
Date	2016-04-04 14:14 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<nduans$68g$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)

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The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure
on the desktop.

Stand up and take a bow Linux advocates because you deserve the credit
for dooming Linux.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_desktop_Linux

"Desktop Linux was criticized in late 2010 for having missed its
opportunity to become a significant force in desktop computing. PC
World Executive Editor Robert Strohmeyer commented that although Linux
has exceptional security and stability, as well as great performance
and usability, the time for desktop Linux to succeed has been
missed.[16] Nick Farrell, writing for TechEye felt that the release of
Windows Vista was a missed opportunity to grab significant market
share.[17]

Both critics indicated that Linux did not fail on the desktop due to
being "too geeky," "too hard to use," or "too obscure". Both had
praise for distributions, Strohmeyer saying "the best-known
distribution, Ubuntu, has received high marks for usability from every
major player in the technology press".

*Both laid the blame for this failure on the open source community.*

 Strohmeyer named the "fierce ideology of the open-source community at
large"[16] as being responsible, while Farrell stated "The biggest
killer of putting penguin software on the desktop was the Linux
community.

 If you think the Apple fanboys are completely barking, they are role
models of sanity to the loudmouthed Open Sauce religious loonies who
are out there. Like many fundamentalists they are totally inflexible –
waving a GNU as if it were handed down by God to Richard
Stallman".[17]
The accusation of over-zealous advocacy has been dealt with
previously, in 2006 Dominic Humphries stated that the aims of the
Linux community are not desktop market-share or popularity, but in
Linux being the best operating system that can be made for the
community.[18]"

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The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-04 14:14 -0400
  The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Me Sham <osirus47@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-04 12:27 -0700
    Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-04 16:18 -0400
  Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-04 13:18 -0700
    Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-04-05 00:48 -0700
      mental illness comes in many different flavors John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-05 03:21 -0700
        Re: mental illness comes in many different flavors DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-05 10:47 -0400
          Happily, mental illness comes in many different flavors.. DooFuS prefers Shit flavored, above all else. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-05 07:50 -0700
        Gohde wants to ban CLI in Linux is like the Muslims want to ban pork in Western schools Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-04-05 18:29 -0700
          Who let the dogs out? John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-06 02:13 -0700
      Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-05 10:26 -0400
    Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-07 10:55 -0400
      Just because you can does NOT mean that you should, Ass Wipe John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-07 08:03 -0700
        Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-07 12:19 -0400
          Says, who? The DooFuS on COLA, says you. Enough said ... John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-07 10:24 -0700
          Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. "Dr. John Grubor" <grubor@grubor.invalid> - 2016-04-08 10:17 +0000
            What does a Goober know about anything? John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-08 03:29 -0700
              Re: What does a Goober know about anything? "Dr. John Grubor" <grubor@grubor.invalid> - 2016-04-08 12:13 +0000
                Re: What does a Goober know about anything? John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-08 05:28 -0700
                Re: What does a Goober know about anything? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-08 07:32 -0500
                Re: What does a Goober know about anything? John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-08 05:53 -0700
                Re: What does a Goober know about anything? "Dr. John Grubor" <grubor@grubor.invalid> - 2016-04-08 23:33 +0000
                Re: What does a Goober know about anything? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-08 19:41 -0400
                Re: What does a Goober know about anything? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-11 07:28 -0500
            Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-08 10:56 -0400
              Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-08 11:15 -0400
      Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-07 12:01 -0400
  Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. X11 Sucks <xsucks@xxx.org/null> - 2016-04-04 21:52 +0100
  Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-04 23:11 +0000
    Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-04 19:19 -0400
  Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-05 08:48 +0200
    The Troll Community is directly responsible for Trolling's abject failure. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-05 05:53 -0400
      Re: The Troll Community is directly responsible for Trolling's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-05 07:09 -0400
        Re: The Troll Community is directly responsible for Trolling's abject failure. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-05 14:15 +0200
          Re: The Troll Community is directly responsible for Trolling's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-05 09:35 -0400
            Re: The Troll Community is directly responsible for Trolling's abject failure. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-05 16:09 +0200
              Re: The Troll Community is directly responsible for Trolling's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-05 10:23 -0400
          Re: The Troll Community is directly responsible for Trolling's abject failure. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-05 09:50 -0400
            Re: The Troll Community is directly responsible for Trolling's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-05 10:22 -0400
      Re: The Troll Community is directly responsible for Trolling's abject failure. William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-04-05 13:05 +0100
        Re: The Troll Community is directly responsible for Trolling's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-05 09:34 -0400
  Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-05 10:57 +0200
    Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-05 07:06 -0400
  Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2016-04-08 01:23 +0100
    Re: Hordes of people would _love_ to have a desktop, but can't afford it. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2016-04-08 03:01 +0100
      I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-08 01:52 -0700
        Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2016-04-08 18:28 +0100
          Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-08 15:55 -0400
            Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-08 16:07 -0400
            Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2016-04-10 01:02 +0100
              Countless millions exposed to microshaft viruses as well 7 <7@enemygadgets.com> - 2016-04-10 11:46 +0000
                Re: Countless millions exposed to microshaft viruses as well Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-10 09:45 -0400
          Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-08 13:52 -0700
          Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-11 08:09 -0500
            Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-04-11 18:45 +0000
              Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. Me Sham <osirus47@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-11 12:08 -0700
              Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-11 14:58 -0500
                Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-04-12 00:56 +0000
                Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. Me Sham <osirus47@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-12 09:55 -0700
      Re: If you've $700 phone, you have desktop too, most likely. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2016-04-08 18:07 +0100
        Re: If you've $700 phone, you have desktop too, most likely. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-08 15:42 -0400
          Re: If you've $700 phone, you have desktop too, most likely. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2016-04-10 00:55 +0100
            Re: If you've $700 phone, you have desktop too, most likely. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-10 08:10 -0400
              Re: If you've $700 phone, you have desktop too, most likely. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-10 09:36 -0400
        Re: Apple doesn't sell what I want, nor does Google; so I go DYI/custom. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2016-04-10 00:53 +0100
    Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-08 07:05 -0500
      Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2016-04-08 17:46 +0100
        Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-08 13:04 -0400
          Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. sbd <sbd.pambu@safe-mail.net> - 2016-04-09 07:48 -0300
            Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-09 08:37 -0400
            Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-09 14:53 -0400
              Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-09 17:49 -0400
          Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2016-04-12 12:46 -0500
          Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2016-04-12 12:46 -0500
            Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-12 17:05 -0400
              Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Me Sham <osirus47@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-12 14:13 -0700
                Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-12 17:27 -0400
            Re: The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure. William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-04-12 23:13 +0100
        The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's great success Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-08 13:48 -0400
          The Linux Community is directly responsible for Linux's abject failure Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-08 13:56 -0400

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