Comments on: Where Can Linux Leap Ahead - Part 2

By: home businesses

home businesses — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:15:32 +0000

home businesses…

I don\’t understand it….

By: Chris Lees

Chris Lees — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:12:22 +0000

You will find it nearly impossible to switch graphics people away from Macintoshes. Windows is perfectly suitable for these people, yet they won’t switch because they have always used Macs. If Windows, with the same software as is available on the Macintosh, can’t get this segment of the user base, what chance does Linux have?

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:06:28 +0000

Until Ubuntu 7.04, I wanted to install Linux on my machine but I was never able to fully set it up (everything working).

How could I propose to use Linux at work if I was unable to make it work at home?

This is being fixed with new distributions, and at least now people who already likes Linux, is able to actually use it.

That’s one step in the right direction.

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:04:04 +0000

For me, Linux needs to first attract the following groups:

- Computer Science Students (that does not mean geeks). How many of them use Linux at home? If they are in charge of a server, and have to chose what would they chose?
To attract these we need to improve usability and easy of use, not only developing and server activities.

- Public Services and administrations:
Some governments are forcing administrations to use open formats and that’s the way to go. But not also that, computers in the libraries, schools, and public computers (the only do browsing most of the time) have to begin to use Linux for them. They don’t allow installing applications most of the times and they are always full of virus, so it makes perfect sense.

- Developing countries:
Windows is expensive and requires a high end machine.

- Mobile devices (phones, PDAs, UMPC, …)
Windows is too heavy for these. Windows mobile is not good.

Once this is done, computer scientists will feel confident with Linux, knowing that they won’t have to spend hours to configure a device, they feel safe to propose install Linux in a server if they have the chance.

There has also to be room for commercial applications in Linux, any free application is going to be a professional replacement for autocad or photoshop.

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By: matthews

matthews — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:42:51 +0000

I think Linux is real close to being able to bring in low budget indie media makers. Blender is great and comparable to maya. Linux audio creation is not to shabby from what I hear. Where Linux need help is video and image editing both these areas are far behind commercial counterparts.

By: Robert Pogson

Robert Pogson — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:44:29 +0000

Education is also another growth area. Always under-funded, cost is a huge factor. LTSP is great for schools as they are the size of SMBs but with far less complex needs. GCompris for early years, browsers/interactive websites for middle-years and up does a lot for a little. Students and teachers do not have a lot invested in infrastructure so it is not difficult to turn current machines into thin clients and add a server to cover most of a school. That is return on investment.