View Poll Results: Do you want GNU/Linux to "dominate the desktop""

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  • Yes

    17 26.56%
  • Yes; everyone should have the pleasure of using linux

    16 25.00%
  • No

    14 21.88%
  • No; what would separate me from all the stupid people?

    11 17.19%
  • No; I don't want linux to be adapted to fit "everyone's" needs...

    6 9.38%
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  1. #31
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    Re: Do you want GNU/Linux to "dominate the desktop"?

    Quote Originally Posted by hoppipolla View Post
    I want it to!

    I know sometimes this pushes an OS to change or move in a direction people might not like... but I dunno, I think Open Source is flexible and varied enough to cope with this

    Can you imagine how powerful, flexible and "free" our operating systems of the future would be? ^_^
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    Re: Do you want GNU/Linux to "dominate the desktop"?

    I don't want GNU/Linux to "dominate the desktop". I want GNU/Linux to exist as part of a competitive ecosystem of desktop operating systems, rather than serving as a tiny fraction of an ecosystem dominated by Windows.

    Basically, I would like GNU/Linux to have the market share it deserves.

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    Re: Do you want GNU/Linux to "dominate the desktop"?

    Quote Originally Posted by samjh View Post
    I don't want GNU/Linux to "dominate the desktop". I want GNU/Linux to exist as part of a competitive ecosystem of desktop operating systems, rather than serving as a tiny fraction of an ecosystem dominated by Windows.

    Basically, I would like GNU/Linux to have the market share it deserves.
    IMHO, to try to sell something to a trusting client that they could easily buy for free is a professional cardinal sin. I was 13 when I turned 'professional' and I won't throw away all those years now for the sakes of an almighty dollar. People even tell me they've tried to eat money, but for all I know it digests as well broken glass if you have the right somatic temperature.

    I know it's a little tangental and just a bit of a 'Sunday' thought, but imagine market-share as maybe just 'base-camp' of Kilimanjaro!
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    Re: Do you want GNU/Linux to "dominate the desktop"?

    I think for an operating system to dominate the desktop, or just for it to be widely recognized as a desktop operating system, it has to be made by one corporation, like Windows and OSX.

    Linux has a beauty of its own in being free as in speech, but sadly it is for this very reason that Linux will never be widely used on the desktop.
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    Re: Do you want GNU/Linux to "dominate the desktop"?

    Quote Originally Posted by quinnten83 View Post
    +1,
    I just want hardware and software manufacturer to pay some attention to the 10 million Linux users who need some cruft.
    youve got that right...

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    Re: Do you want GNU/Linux to "dominate the desktop"?

    I want to see Open OSs dominate the desktop. Linux, BSD, Haiku. That way they can all innovate and compete, but also make computing better for everyone.

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    Re: Do you want GNU/Linux to "dominate the desktop"?

    Quote Originally Posted by fela View Post
    I think for an operating system to dominate the desktop, or just for it to be widely recognized as a desktop operating system, it has to be made by one corporation, like Windows and OSX.

    Linux has a beauty of its own in being free as in speech, but sadly it is for this very reason that Linux will never be widely used on the desktop.
    That, or Windows and OS X tend to be more idiot proof. User friendliness isn't even that big of a deal.
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    Re: Do you want GNU/Linux to "dominate the desktop"?

    Where's the "don't care" option?

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    Re: Do you want GNU/Linux to "dominate the desktop"?

    Where's the "I don't care option"? It's just a hobby of sorts for me. I couldn't care less if it gets main stream adoption or not. For those of you that are worried it would become 'boring' (ie. Usable, Complete, User Focused...) you could always just use an older, buggier version of the kernel and start the whole process over again.

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