We all know about Microsoft's latest OS, so I won't rehash. A lot of us intensely dislike it, to put it politely. Those of us who can, use other operating systems. This is Soylent, so let's focus on the one that is the most important to us: Linux.
I have been using Windows as my OS since right after Atari times. A few years ago I bought an ARM (ARMHF/ARMv7) netbook and put Lubuntu on it. I had problems with my first Linux experience, mainly in the area of installing software: missing packages in Synaptic, small dependency hells, installing a package at a time by hand, some broken stuff. I put it down mainly to the architecture I have been using, which can't be supported as well as x86-64.
Now, we all know that no software is perfect, and neither is Linux, even though it is now my main OS. We support it in spirit and financially, but there is always room for improvement.
So, the question is: What are your problems with Linux and how can we fix them? How do we better it? Maybe it's filesystems, maybe it's the famous/infamous systemd. Let's have at it.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 22 2017, @04:58PM
how do you expect hardware support to improve when you keep funding the enemy? you have the money to buy laptops every two years but you buy nvidia, etc? no wonder companies don't give a shit about what i want when i only buy laptops every ten years. You are the problem. Stop being a whore and buy the most free things you can.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 23 2017, @02:44AM
Was the single word "whore" what caused that?
The questions and conclusion seem to be on the mark:
It the MANUFACTURERS who provide device driver support.
That's the way it works--no matter what OS you're using.
Linux has an additional wedge with the Linux Driver Project, but if those guys can't even get a proper set of specs from the manufacturer, how are they expected to provide support for the item?
Just keep shooting in the dark until they hit something??
The question stands:
Why are you giving bucks and mindshare to manufacturers who refuse to make the effort to support you?
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