bester69 wrote:
I think that is the reason to this post.
, Perhpas we need a comercial cheap distro linux (easilly available) and with the support of a big firm behind. Some kind of Osx, a commercial closed compatible linux system, based on a open source base like hapend with chrome and chromium. Or perhaps in a eventually futures Windows develop its DE over linux kernel, so we would be able to run all propietary apps over linux, mixing this way open source apps with closed apps. That would be really cool!!
I suppose one day linux will be able to be a crossover platform.
Try Elementary OS. Google it.
Makes a GNU/Linux system almost idiot proof: the way the programmers set it up for installation, you get to keep it. Don't touch it. Don't tweak it. Just use it and be glad you have it and that it is nice looking.
And following your original argument: Android is far from flawless. Far.
I'm an Android user myself and my phone is hardly crash free and I don't press it with apps. I have it almost stock and the thing crashes. Chrome stalls and refuses to open pages. Youtube freezes. System freezes. I've even had the damn thing trying to dial USSD codes while I was trying to make a phone call.
Recently it's starting to warn me for updating Java, which, surprisingly, I can't because the hardware is outdated. I /could/should mention other problems but I won't because it becomes boring after some time.
Android is what it is. Let's keep it that way and hope it will improve. Oh, and by the way, there is a new competitor on the horizon. Ever heard about
Tizen?
Regarding stability when it comes to Debian... Stable branch is pointed to stability/reliability. When I feel my machine getting slower, its because I've been fumbling it. I've installed machines that kept working flawless for years, in the hands of inexperienced users. It works.
And I know of a few companies that use Debian in its testing branch as a
production environment (office grunt work, 2D/3D design, CGI/CGA, etc, etc...) and it works flawless. And they use testing in other to get the more cutting edge software versions as ASAP. And do they put those machines under pressure.
After reading all your posts, I can only say that you sound to me as an entry-level user, more worried with the eye candy and the shell polishing than the actual works of the machine itself.
I was a M$ user for years. Every single time a new OS release was out I had to take "driving lessons" again in order to know how to work it. My machines were outdated in a breeze to cope with the constantly increasing demands of the OS. Should I carry on?
GNU/Linux in whatever incarnation you take it is oriented towards user freedom. You can do what you want with your machine. Unlike company produced SO that lock you out.
I've had people telling me Linux would damage the hardware. Less than honest techs from (big and small) hardware stores saying that using Linux would void warranties. The most far-fetch it went for me was having someone tell me it was illegal to run Linux in a machine bought with a M$W OS.
Most people talk badly about Linux because they ignore what it is about and there is a _lot_ of money being put down to push FOSS aside. When the EeePC arrived to the market it was a breath of fresh air having the option between Ubuntu and M$ OS. After a few batches of machines shipped with Ubuntu, the gates closed. The only good that remained behind is that ASUS today willingly (at least in my country) admits that you are entitled to do whatever you want with the hardware and refunds the OS value in their machines if you return the license.
Linux is a good solution. Debian is a rock solid distro. A lot more out there are. Take your pick. One is certain to make your fill.
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