Since 2010, every year we heard the sentence “This is the year of Linux”, and guess what? I’m still freaking waiting that year. The open nature of Linux it’s one of the reasons why it’s failing. I really appreciate what Ubuntu, Elementary OS and others are doing, trying to create a more strict UI and guidelines for applications and Open Source softwares, but it’s kinda impossible to manage all the developers into an Open community. If we want Linux to be more prominent in the market (and I want that every day!!!), we should rethink its UI, and especially the entire plethora of free softwares out there, with terrible, terrible UI. Linux is heaven for a developer, but hell for the average user. I also coded and forked a bunch by myself, trying to achieve what I wanted/needed, and trying to contribute as much as possible to the community.Īfter all these years of experience, I can honestly say that even if Linux is amazing, it’s not ready for the masses and it never will, probably.Īll the common issues that you probably already know, like lack of decent softwares, stability and fragmentation of the derivations, are contributing in preventing Linux to be considered a decent alternative. This new, free and completely different Operating System was lightening fast, super customizable and fully compatible with my old crappy Laptop.ĭuring these years I switched multiple Linux OS, multiple DE, and tested I don’t know how many softwares and derivations. I didn’t have money to buy a new one, and was at that time that I found for the first time Ubuntu. With the upgrade to Windows Vista, my old laptop was cursing me everyday and even the easiest task was painful to perform. So, I started using Linux in the late 2007, I never used before MacOS and I spent pretty much my entire life on Windows. With this premise in mind, lot of regrets, and a bitter taste in my mouth, I finally realized that Linux is not ready, and probably never will.
I mean, I don’t consider myself an expert, but I spent multiple years working on multiple platforms, and today I have pretty much a clear idea of how things work and what’s the best for me. I don’t want this to be the usual rant against Linux, or another random list of things that we already know, from a user that doesn’t know anything. Starting this post is more painful than I was expecting.
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