10.04: min/max/close buttons

Scott Beamer geekboy at angrykeyboarder.com
Sun Mar 7 10:24:58 UTC 2010


Brian McKee spake thusly:

> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 4:15 PM, J <dreadpiratejeff at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 16:01, Brian McKee <brian.mckee at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> reasons I started using linux way back when. Why lately does everybody
>>> have this 'there's only one true way to do things' attitude going?
>>
>> Because the number of people adopting Linux who are of the "let me
>> configure everthing under the sun" persuasion are becomming fewer and
>> fewer, and honestly, don't pay the bills.
>>
>> The target is shifting from hobbyist to "Your Mom" and "Your Company"
>> because that's where the money is.
> 
> {snipped rant}
> 
> Not sure I agree, but if that's true, here's hoping they all go buy
> iPads and leave us alone
> 

That attitude is big reason why the Linux market share is what it is 
today.

Most computer users aren't geeks. They want it to "just work".







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