Maybe the Linux dorks could call it Linux 8? instead of these strupiud names no one recognizes?
after over 40 years of linux/unix why has microsoft overtaken them ?
Stupid names, cryptic commands, and lack of understanding of THE MARKETPLACE. Gramma wants to plug it on and go see the pictures of her grandchildren on the interweb.
Not recompile the latest ‘distro’
Open source Linux only came around in 1991 based on UNIX but do you know Apple’s OS X is Unix? If Xerox didn’t invent graphical user interface you wouldn’t be computer addict today. If you think Unix commands are cryptic have you seen the raw source codes how Windows programs are written?
You haven’t had to do that in years. The newer Linux distros are all stable and remarkably easy to use for your average “point and click” user.
I’m doing a web kiosk based on Fedora 12.10 Beta 2 right now. They even fixed Unity so it doesn’t suck quite so bad as it did during it’s debut.
Compared to Win 8 and Mountain Lion? Pure OS gold...
Wow. Couldn't even make it past post 2 before the insults start. Is that all you got?
Personally, I couldn't care less if people switch from MS-Windows to Linux. It would be nice to have less spam-spewing zombie MS-Windows desktops out there, but that's what spam filters are for.
I agree about ‘gramma’ but it sounds as though your Linux experience was back in President Clinton’s term.
Yes because going from Windows 3.0 to 3.1 to 3.11 (for Workgroups) to Windows 95 to Windows 98 to Windows ME, throw in NT for a curve ball, then Windows 2000, then Windows XP, then Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
That isn’t confusing at all. Not to mention each version of windows has different versions within itself, Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate.
I have switched over to Ubuntu 12.10, which is currently in the beta phase of testing. It is elegant, stable, and doesn’t suffer from performance degradation over a period of time (due to not having a registry) like windows always has. I don’t think I will ever go back to Windows again.