VGChartz Linux users roll call!

[Soleron]

ameratsu said:

Soleron said:

You mentioned me, but I'll post anyway.

Linux is suitable for 90% of computer users (the internet, e-mail and MS Word type), but the only users who are aware enough to know about it are those tied to Windows by their work (Needing Adobe or Microsoft tools) or video games.

 

This is complete linux fanboy BS. I tried to install Ubuntu for a couple friends and they both HATED it. One of them couldn't get their digital camera to work. the other couldn't get his ipod to sync reliably.

OK, reduce 90% to whatever appropraiate figure. I don't mean people with digital cameras or iPods. I mean people who literally use it for e-mail, web browsing and word processing alone, like my grandma.

As I said, peripheral support is lacking. NO alternative OS besides Win or Mac has a hope of improving this, it's impossible to fix. It's not like if the OS was better made or there were more developers/money then the problem would be fixed. Look at the Linux Driver Project, it got hundreds of developers signed up to improve Linux drivers and willing to do so for free but it didn't work since manufacturers refused to release hardware specs.

Anyway, I don't really care whether the whole world uses Linux, I just want it to be acceptable (in hardware/software support terms) for me to use it.