Before this degrades to a developer litigation - regarding the development: 1. I think there are really enough options for developing under Linux. 2. I don't see Visual Studio being sooo good. I used Visual Studio for more than 10 years and I felt way better after I switched to NetBeans and Java development. 3. It would be good if even every full idiot could use the libraries/APIs and the IDE. That would include a lot of crap being developed by a lot of people who do not really know about development, but for a better developer it would be either easy and the learning curve less steep which is important also for the new young developers entering the computer world. 4. A developer who has many years of experience with Windows and none with Linux surely has more difficulties developing for Linux - but more likely because of the lack of knowledge about the underlying OS. I don't think that the development/developers do hinder from current point of view to do the switch to Linux/Ubuntu - and the developers on the Linux side are very good IMHO.
Regarding the main issue (Bug #1): a) Developers matter - no doubt - but developing for Linux is possible right now and there are good tools. But by focusing on Linux development, don't forget that for the next years platform independent development is more important during the transition phase. b) Maybe getting the percentage of Ubuntu/Linux desktops out there in real use up to 50 % is a goal that is easier achieved than getting the vendors to sell machines with Linux preinstalled. I do have currently two brand new laptops with Windows 7 preinstalled (by the vendor). One of them is already an Ubuntu machine, second following. There are so many flavors and installing Linux nowadays is not that difficult that not anybody can do it on his own. So why bother what OS was preinstalled - even if it would have been a Linux distribution, wouldn't I anyway re-install it for new - if it would be just to have it partitioned the way I prefer it? - Of course, if it is cheaper without OS, I buy my hardware without OS (well - I did - others first don't think of the Ubuntu alternative). c) Marketing could be improved, but it is definitely not everything. Word of mouth is slower than marketing, but much a more stable success! - And guess what: The most issues I have with new installations of Ubuntu is because of hardware with non-open source proprietary drivers. Not to blame Canonical or Linux community for this, the shame is on the Vendors or the hardware pieces! And this is a part of the community: To spread the word of what is good and working hardware. Whenever someone asks me what computer to buy, I always recommend a hardware that has very good chances to work smoothly with Ubuntu - even if the person is not going to install Ubuntu on it. I always say them: "Just for the case you will not be satisfied in a year or so with your Windows 7 any more - you should have the option to install Linux". -- Martin Wildam -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
