Comments on: Apple Open Source - Dvorak revisited http://www.troidus.com/article/18 Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Indranil http://www.troidus.com/article/18#comment-60 Indranil Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:13:16 +0000 http://troidus.com/article/18#comment-60 Maybe, but whatever it is, the designers have to get it right for Linux to be a viable alternative to the comman man. Maybe, but whatever it is, the designers have to get it right for Linux to be a viable alternative to the comman man.

]]> By: Jon Leighton http://www.troidus.com/article/18#comment-59 Jon Leighton Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:55:51 +0000 http://troidus.com/article/18#comment-59 That's funny, because my Mum is always getting me to figure something out on her computer for her. I think it comes down to users being more used to Windows in the first place. I think if people were introduced to Ubuntu without knowing Windows at all, the learning curve would be pretty much the same. Maybe even simpler: GNOME's designers care MUCH more about UI than MS do. That’s funny, because my Mum is always getting me to figure something out on her computer for her. I think it comes down to users being more used to Windows in the first place. I think if people were introduced to Ubuntu without knowing Windows at all, the learning curve would be pretty much the same. Maybe even simpler: GNOME’s designers care MUCH more about UI than MS do.

]]> By: Indranil http://www.troidus.com/article/18#comment-58 Indranil Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:30:21 +0000 http://troidus.com/article/18#comment-58 *Jon* : See, this is exactly what I mean about Linux. I'm a user of Ubuntu, and I like it, but it isn't something a first time computer user will take a liking to. You have to be quite efficient in computers, say a year or two of experience to take Linux as an alternative. That's not "ready for the desktop". Linux isn't something my mom can use without shouting at me! Macs and Windows are. I'm not saying Linux is bad. It just needs more work. *Jon* : See, this is exactly what I mean about Linux. I’m a user of Ubuntu, and I like it, but it isn’t something a first time computer user will take a liking to. You have to be quite efficient in computers, say a year or two of experience to take Linux as an alternative.
That’s not “ready for the desktop”. Linux isn’t something my mom can use without shouting at me! Macs and Windows are. I’m not saying Linux is bad. It just needs more work.

]]> By: Jon Leighton http://www.troidus.com/article/18#comment-57 Jon Leighton Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:25:15 +0000 http://troidus.com/article/18#comment-57 Saying Linux can't compete is not true. I'm not arguing for/against Dvorak (I don't really care what he has to say), but don't think that unless you use and have been using desktop Linux on a frequent basis for a reasonable period of time you're not really qualified to make that kind of statement. Trying one distribution is not enough. Using the right distro can make the world of difference and I frequently find myself thinking "gosh-darn, GNOME is so damn _nice_". Saying Linux can’t compete is not true. I’m not arguing for/against Dvorak (I don’t really care what he has to say), but don’t think that unless you use and have been using desktop Linux on a frequent basis for a reasonable period of time you’re not really qualified to make that kind of statement. Trying one distribution is not enough. Using the right distro can make the world of difference and I frequently find myself thinking “gosh-darn, GNOME is so damn _nice_”.

]]> By: Daniel Nicolas http://www.troidus.com/article/18#comment-56 Daniel Nicolas Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:15:45 +0000 http://troidus.com/article/18#comment-56 Amen. OS X will never go open source. As far as Linux, I think that it has it's purposes and will continue to be the stereotypical 'hackers' OS, and justly so, especially if we use 'hacker' in it's old, pure form. Amen. OS X will never go open source.

As far as Linux, I think that it has it’s purposes and will continue to be the stereotypical ‘hackers’ OS, and justly so, especially if we use ‘hacker’ in it’s old, pure form.

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