Run Linux on your desktop and you'll never look back.
Linux is used more than any other OS. It's on vending machines, stereos, computers, printers, and much more. The benefits of open source software and the security of Linux will ensure it becomes the most used OS on the PC.
if linux mac os and windows came out ate the same time, about half the people would use windows then a large portion of people would use linux but a small portion of people would still use mac
Linux on the desktop is pretty big in certain industries, but Linux hasn't really had a compelling desktop experience until KDE 4, and a visibly easy and innovative one until GNOME 3.
So I think it's far too early to say what will happen. GNOME 3 has gotten a lot of people using Linux that had tried Ubuntu before and never liked it, at least in my personal group of acquaintances.
That said, if you forget industry, desktop Linux is still bigger than iPad use, even with the minimum confirmed.
Come on, Android has nothing to do with the idea of Linux. It's not open source, it's a per profit OS, it's run by one single company. Calling Android Linux is offensive to Linux.
Fact lockergnome bocked me for saying he was not a douche-bag ... Clear he must of mess-read my comment , or he really is a douche-bag ... Lets find out... I bet he blocks this account. I doesn't respect ANYONE that doesn't believe in freedom of speech , and I would never block someone for speaking their mind. It is the sign of a self centered, power hungry person that would take away someones God given freedom of speech ... There was another person that try do the same thing Adolf Hitler . :)
After using different distros I honestly think that Linux Mint is as user friendly as Windows. There is a slight learning curve (using package manager and knowing that .deb is your installation file type) but all in all it's really not too hard.
The only thing it really needs is better driver support from device makers. But that's not the fault of Linux itself.
Also, I wish flash ran better on Ubuntu. When I have it on Fullscreen, it runs fine until I try to skip ahead. The time popup over the bar is REALLY slow, and it makes Adobe Flash freeze., i have to refresh before flash will work again.
Chris there is an estimated 14,000,000 users running Ubuntu... this year is Linuxes 20th birthday and they sent out a THEN and NOW chart showing states. there is and estimated 1,600,000,000 users running Linux and 351,000,000 PC's being shipped running Linux. system76 sells computers only running Ubuntu.
Linux is the best operating system. It is very usable,unless you are a complete bumbling jackass. It is a tool you must learn to use before complaining about. Most people use it for a few days then give up on it.
i just bought a cell phone and demanded that it not be a smart phone. I tried to get a wifi phone WITHOUT data plan (why have a second internet bill!?!?!?) but wasn't allowed. So I went with a $15/mo. cell. Smart phone plans are expensive, and like many people I know, are often hit with super massive bills if they screw up. The smart phone way just doesn't seem smart in my world. My home internet bill is always the same, and all my devices access it at a predictable rate. I will never convert!!
@Jontiac Mobile phone plans here are usually "All-in-one" type deals, you just pay 1 fixed monthly price that relates somewhat to the phone and service you get, so there's no "add £15 for this" type stuff most of the time. Depends on the country and carrier to whether, honestly, you get screwed over or not :P Data should be optional for any phone, but nothings ever that simple.
Just because you have a smart phone, does not mean that the rest of the world has one too. MOST people in the world still use a true computer to connect to the internet. 30% of China still uses IE 6!
Linux already took over the mobile platform and ruled it. I also think that NOW is the time linux to become a leading OS for Desktops because of the HTML5 integration was so successful. I have several devices and OS(es) but the ones that I most love are the Android (which is actually linux) and my kubuntu. They just push the limits. Yeah also have a crapdows installed for pirating but I just don't feel well there
@advsoft You said it by yourself... HTML5 is the way forward and Torvalds has stated himself he wants to see the kernel dead in 20 years' time. Also, hate to say this but Metro in Windows 8 surpasses the average Linux distro's HTML5 integration by a long shot (even Jolicloud's).
Finally, I'm a KDE lover myself! You should try Chakra and openSUSE, they are really good. Kubuntu cannot even touch them and they are both based on KDE. Chakra especially is really fast and awesome. Enjoy!
MOST PEOPLE will not have the Know how or PATIENCE to sit through and install an OS. Linux will succeed on the "already installed" a.k.a. Mobile market
Chris - Most users will use whatever O/S is installed on their computer. I have done Linux conversions on about a dozen infected windows machines, after about five minutes of "traiining" the owners were doing everything with their computers that they have done before, and YES I installed flash before turning over the machines.
umm.. faithful linux user since 1998... linux is a fine replacement for the add-supported and corporate owned software that is pre-installed on anyones device(pc/mac/smartphone/etc) educate the public, quit standing on your head...
ubuntu seems to run great and faster than xp and 7 in my tests. it is also very stable. i think it is actually very easy to use. havent realy used all the advanced features or programs. average use just needs to know what icon the browser is and then thats about it.
thrid world countries make up the majority of the worlds population and being from a third world country i can tell u from experience that most people cannot afford to buy smartphones.
@chris1abramczyk First world countries u mean. i am from a third world country and i know from experience that most people cannot afford a smartphone and if they could it would not be a necessity for them so they dont bother.
I kinda don't want Linux to be an OEM operating system. Why? Before you answer back yelling at me, listen. Why does Windows and Mac have viruses? Even though lots of people can tell the difference between a scam and something real? Because computer newbies buy computers with those OS's, and they fall for things like that easily. So the viruses can target them and get someone to click on it. Linux? Usually the pro's, know how to install it. Install it? You're smart enough to stay clean. :/
Please refer to linux based operating systems properly :
ubuntu, debian, fedora, suse, redhat, mint, backtrack, And the list goes ON AND ON, those are gnu/linux operating systems. linux is a KERNAL! gnu is the overlaying os. hence the name gnu/linux! Android on the other hand is not built with gnu. You will refer to it as android. NOT a linux operating system! That is Wrong! Linus Torvalds doesn't get ALL the credit -.-. Give it up for gnu as well :D.
@55elazar And therein lies the problem. There's no standard distro for the world to jump on and use, there's too much choice, which is why it'll never end up being mainstream as a desktop OS. Servers and so on are a different beast as it's common for servers to have specific uses where customising it is incredibly useful.
Wat about bsd? Alot of companies use bsd for server because the security goes a few steps further than Linux. Dont start an argument as I love Linux alot and is so much nicer than windows and some ways is nicer than Mac, but use Mac most of time as it is such a smooth os and almost 100% flawless.
almost said 0% flawless lol! No! 0% flawless is msdos!
But I just know for a fact that bsd goes step further with security than Linux.
I just don't understand why the Linux communities dont have an TV ad campaign. To buy a PC or laptop with an OS preinstalled is always significantly expensive. Linux just needs the support of like HP Dell to give consumers the option. I think Dell does on some models but certainly not mainstream which is sad
@Manchunia88 That's because the Linux community will then bitch and whine at Dell and HP and whoever else decides to install a Linux distro on their machines because they didn't choose the particular distro they prefer, or they didn't choose KDE over GNOME as the UI and so on and so forth. There needs to be a preferred and agreed poster child distro for the platform that the community agrees to support and push, but that goes against the whole point of Linux and OSS. You end up with a Catch 22.
Is it just me or is chris getting more and more "proud"?!!! I agree with most what u say, but I just had that feeling u are a bit up in the air right now. (´･_･`)
all the linux your talking about is made by google and android is just java on top of linux and my nan can use linux so the usability is their linux just needs promotion
@AdrianGordon1231 He means mobile phones, which more people round the world have than desktop etc computers, and use as their primary computing/communication device. google: "Developing countries drive explosion in global mobile phone use"
@AdrianGordon1231 hahaha privileged american? i live in england with not very much money.. in an area where drug deals happen and people are stabbed .... yeah priviliged american
@AdrianGordon1231 hahaha privileged american? i live in england with not very much money.. in an area where drug deals happen and people are stabbed .... yeah priviliged american
@AdrianGordon1231 well i wasn't trying to say i was poor it's just in actuality you can get a smartphone for £5 you can get what is a better version of an ipad for free and your first comment which is all dramatic is just a bit dumb.. who cares if they can't afford smartphones there concern is for food water.. NECCESITIES! dont make assumptions
I never understood the statement that android is fragmented because of the different versions, there are different versions of windows and OS X that are still being used, are they fragmented.
@lynx2cross That's not the reason it's "fragmented" - The reason is android has to run on so many different phones with completely different hardware, for example, many android users run an old OS because they never got the option to upgrade. The fragmentation of Android is definitely a problem and I think Google know that.
@man444utd By the same token Windows runs on hundreds of millions of computers around the world, yet the same version of Windows one one machine is capable of running the things another can, to varying degrees of course (hardware permitting). Windows is a known entity no matter what it's running on. With Android you can have 2.3 running on one device, and 2.3 on another, but because it's on carrier X or by handset maker Y, application Z won't work on both. That's the fragmentation.
i dont know i kinda disagree with you there linux being a great and stable os for FREE will most likely become quite popular and slowly chip away at both OS X's and Windows market share over the next few years...
Chris I sadly agree, BUT: no, Linux isn't just a geek-os. as a physics-student here in Germany I can tell you that the whole scientific community uses Linux. it isn't even an option to use it, it is the mainstream OS for scientist.
@KomodoSoup Linux may be built on unix, but it's not as elegant as OS X, and no I'm not a fanboy. Open Source may seem good but it is wrong for a various of different reason. Also, can Linux run, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Illustrator etc? No professional in their right mind would go for linux and either should a consumer.
@man444utd And can OS X run ->Insert here milions of programs that are windows only-<? No it can't. There are not programs for os x lol. Apple even made app store so you can find them. Without it, it would be impossible.
@MinDControlDx bigger choice doesn't mean better. if there is so much selection you should be able to find something better to replace those 15 yr old apps. But back to your original statement; to say there are no programs, or even a lack of them for OS X is wrong. Just because there are more applications for windows than OS X does not change this.
@MinDControlDx because you are trying to make the point that more is better because you have a better selection. If you have such a large selection you should be able to find something better and newer. If you don't find it necessary to find something better after 15 yrs then what is the point of defending the position that windows is better because there is more of a selection.
@MinDControlDx because you are trying to make the point that more is better because you have a better selection. If you have such a large selection you should be able to find something better and newer. If you don't find it necessary to find something better after 15 yrs then what is the point of defending the position that windows is better because there is more of a selection.
@MinDControlDx because you are trying to make the point that more is better because you have a better selection. If you have such a large selection you should be able to find something better and newer. If you don't find it necessary to find something better after 15 yrs then what is the point of defending the position that windows is better because there is more of a selection.
@MinDControlDx It doesn't matter how many apps OSX has, the simple fact I've been unable to find anything that's equivalent in functionality (and being brutally honest, the stuff on OSX generally far surpasses Windows software in quality and design) makes the whole point moot. I'd rather have 500,000 well coded and well designed functional apps than 1billion shitty ones that barely run and are a pain in the ass to use, which is largely the case with Windows software.
But I wish more people would support Linux, though. My Flash Drive (SanDisk Cruzer) says it's compatible with Linux on the back, but ou can't use the MyVault program or the Club SanDisk either.
@irish33323 It's already succeeded in the server industry. It IS the server industry, but servers are very specialised things and Linux is perfect for such applications, which is why it's so popular in that space.
The issue with linux is that it's GPLed. Hard to make money off of it, therefore companies don't put the resources into advancing it. And if they do under GPL, they have to release the source for their advancements. And correct me if i'm wrong, Linux is just GPLed Unix anyway. (There is no Official UNIX OS, and hasn't been for 20 or 30 years since it came out of AT&T. It's a set of guidelines and certification for creating an OS)
i use linux for just about everything and i cant disagree with chris' video at all, sadly i completely agree that it wont, as much as i would love it to gain market share it most probably will not, its more for power users than the standard computer user
Microsoft doesn't stay on top because of innovative products. Microsoft stays on top because of their anti competition practices. Why must every pc I buy come with Windows installed on it. Why can't I choose what I want installed on it? That is one of the biggest reasons that windows remains popular. Lets do the computer world a favour and eliminate some of those restrictions. Who knows.... Maybe competition may do Microsoft some good. Necessity breeds innovation.
I like linux but I just moved back to win 7 because I could not figure out the headphone issue mamby it's not a bug but I think it should like win 7 plug in your headphones and works linux it did not don't get me wrong I like linux and is more faster then win 7 any day of the week but I have games for windows and all of that so yea
I'd love to use use Linux as primary system but it hass to work better, I should not have to install virtual box just so i can install windows and run itunes, I want to be able to connect all devixes to linux pc and be acle to use them just like on windows, that the main thing stoping me from migrating, I use ubuntu right now but I have to dual boot to get in to windows to use my ipad or iphone... wtf.... Id like to get a mac next, I love how it use parelles or whatever, so u can run win and mac
Two words "Android Desktop"! Google is creating a lot of brand awareness and mind share around Android so it fair to say that the next logical step for Android 4 or 5 is the desktop.
@TheRanblingjohnny agreed; it's ready for the people that question its market readiness
If the changes needed to make it mass-marketable came in to core KDE or Gnome, it'd make that desktop manager "not for me" - I imagine this is how a large demographic of linux desktop users feel; therefore, it requires too large of a change and consistent maintenance by an OEM supplier or fork, to make it ready, and that becomes unlikely, since new KDE/Gnome releases require massive code merges
Linux sucks balls and is useless. Call me when Microsoft Office (Official one not the POS that is open office), Photoshop, Premiere, Sony vegas, Adobe CS suite, good games, good UI and more all work on Linux then it would be useful.
In the meantime enjoy your <1% market share and useless OS Linux fanboys.
@vexithisgreat I am not a Linux fanboy infact my OS is window but Linux does run the world, sorry to tell you but google's servers run's their own Linux so do Youtube and many web servers. Linux can run Photoshop, Premiere, Vegas and Microsoft Office It has the BEST UI I know of!!
I installed Ubuntu on my moms machine because it is easy to use, more resistant to virus's, crashes less often and better looking!
Linux has 2.25% on Normal PC's, 43% Phones, 63.9% Web Servers and 91.2% Super Computers
Linux works great on a NetBook. Joli OS is a perfect example of that. Joli OS on a NetBook is perfect you should check it out if you haven't already. as far as the desktop goes i agree with what Chris said. If it dose happen it wont be the Linux we all know with KDE or Gnome. probably something all new in the shadow of Android or Web OS or something like that. although KDE with some commercial support would be awesome. I think a desktop version of android would be the most likely thing.
Honestly, I don't believe that smart phones is good way to go because of the delusional view on how secure the device is really.
I also think that Linux would never fully benefit with custom OEM for desktops because of the lack of support by companies for it's critical parts, and the very bad support from anti cheat engines (xtrap, etc). Once an OEM sells a PC with Linux on it, you open linux up from competent user doing it himself to everyday people who have trouble with power buttons.
I use Joli OS which is an Ubuntu based OS on my netbook but stick to Windows on my desktop. Emulation like Wine or whatever just don't cut it with me for programs and games in addition to ATi drivers sucking big time for Linux/Ubuntu.
Linux is just a coronal and it is gnu + Linux and it is not just gnome and ubuntu is not free it is free as in cost but it is not free as in freedom because ubuntu has non free complainants and Linux is not hard so don't ever trust chris
I think that the main reason people want to buy desktops these days are for gaming i would say if your not a gamer then your more likely to get a laptop or tablet and the main thing gamers use is directX (so windows)
But for mobiles and tablet Linux has a grate chance
I think that as mobiles and tablets get faster it may kill directX & desktop pc's and gamers will move to there mobiles/tablet for gameing
i see a mobile connected to a HDtv with a Bluetooth controller playing crysis 6
Which I do think that there is more of a potential of linux, but I cannot see it on desktops. if desktops are going to go open source even more than now, I think that will be bad, as long as the installs become easier, but linux, I can only see taking up a lot of market share on laptops and netbooks, but then with windows 8 being so much quicker than previous OSs, that may not even happen for a long long time, also considering that a lot of people cannot try anything new! CYA!
Linux has no pull behind it because most people aren't computer geeks. And there's no marketing behind it. It being free makes it a good option but unless say Ubuntu can offer everything the other OS'es does. Or atleast the significant part people care about (I don't care for the HTML5 UI in Windows 8) it wont be "competetive". But open source projects dont take as much harm in lower "sales" counts as closed source projects do.
Ubuntu won't die, it will live and it may get big or not. Who knows
Chris.. Will we ever see new oeprating systems these days? Or does it just take too long to create a brand new operating system from scratch and beat either Windows or OSX?
Chris.. Will we ever see new oeprating systems these days? Or does it just take too long to create a brand new operating system from scratch and beat either Windows or OSX?
@lockergnome you're probably confusing a lot of people by not clearly explaining the difference between GNU/Linux and the linux kernel.
when people talk about the Linux OS they are talking about GNU/Linux, the Linux kernel is only a small part of the operating system. Which, because of it's open nature is used in many different OS's. Such as OSX. If android takes over the mobile platform and it's considered a win for the linux OS then it would also mean that linux has already taken over with OSX
@WinterXL Apologies for the incorrect information, I'm by no means an expert with regards to macs... or for that matter the core components of operating systems.
My point is just that the Linux kernel is NOT the same as GNU/Linux and portraying them as the same in a video like this could confuse many people as to what "Linux" actually is. It still stands that using the Linux kernel in a device that becomes popular does not mean GNU/Linux (which many people refer to as just Linux) has succeeded
Run Linux on your desktop and you'll never look back.
Linux is used more than any other OS. It's on vending machines, stereos, computers, printers, and much more. The benefits of open source software and the security of Linux will ensure it becomes the most used OS on the PC.
boisestatefan41 2 weeks ago
if linux mac os and windows came out ate the same time, about half the people would use windows then a large portion of people would use linux but a small portion of people would still use mac
pcpik3r 2 months ago
Linux on the desktop is pretty big in certain industries, but Linux hasn't really had a compelling desktop experience until KDE 4, and a visibly easy and innovative one until GNOME 3.
So I think it's far too early to say what will happen. GNOME 3 has gotten a lot of people using Linux that had tried Ubuntu before and never liked it, at least in my personal group of acquaintances.
That said, if you forget industry, desktop Linux is still bigger than iPad use, even with the minimum confirmed.
scionicspectre 3 months ago
"What do you think? Is Linux set to make a comeback?"
Comeback from what?
Linux haven't had a real setback ever.
Talking about Linux best hope makes no sense either since Linux isn't a company that "needs" to "survive"..
Mantua64 3 months ago
Come on, Android has nothing to do with the idea of Linux. It's not open source, it's a per profit OS, it's run by one single company. Calling Android Linux is offensive to Linux.
Baiyiy 4 months ago
@Baiyiy But Android is based on linux
davidakadb 2 months ago
@davidakadb Not exactly. Linux Distributions are based on GNU/Linux, whereas Android uses something totally different.
RyanScfc1 2 weeks ago
@RyanScfc1 Linux distros and Android are both based on the Linux kernel, therefore, Android is based on Linux
davidakadb 2 weeks ago
@davidakadb It is true that it was 'based' on Linux, but their product is not Linux any more.
There has been official debates, and it it has been agreed that fundamental code has been removed from the Kernal to create Android.
It can be compared to Linux and Unix. Linux is 'based' on Unix, yet now they are totally different. From your logic, Ubuntu is essentially Unix.
RyanScfc1 2 weeks ago
Like if you are running linux/ ubuntu
tinkman98 4 months ago 13
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SuperAllenWest 4 months ago
Fact lockergnome bocked me for saying he was not a douche-bag ... Clear he must of mess-read my comment , or he really is a douche-bag ... Lets find out... I bet he blocks this account. I doesn't respect ANYONE that doesn't believe in freedom of speech , and I would never block someone for speaking their mind. It is the sign of a self centered, power hungry person that would take away someones God given freedom of speech ... There was another person that try do the same thing Adolf Hitler . :)
SuperAllenWest 4 months ago
After using different distros I honestly think that Linux Mint is as user friendly as Windows. There is a slight learning curve (using package manager and knowing that .deb is your installation file type) but all in all it's really not too hard.
The only thing it really needs is better driver support from device makers. But that's not the fault of Linux itself.
BigBobsh2o 5 months ago
Also, I wish flash ran better on Ubuntu. When I have it on Fullscreen, it runs fine until I try to skip ahead. The time popup over the bar is REALLY slow, and it makes Adobe Flash freeze., i have to refresh before flash will work again.
Any ideas?
SporeCreator2009 5 months ago
Chris there is an estimated 14,000,000 users running Ubuntu... this year is Linuxes 20th birthday and they sent out a THEN and NOW chart showing states. there is and estimated 1,600,000,000 users running Linux and 351,000,000 PC's being shipped running Linux. system76 sells computers only running Ubuntu.
android272 5 months ago
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android272 5 months ago
Linux is the best operating system. It is very usable,unless you are a complete bumbling jackass. It is a tool you must learn to use before complaining about. Most people use it for a few days then give up on it.
DrunkGamerNerd 5 months ago
Red-Hat is already selling server/desktop software.
aaronred345 5 months ago
i just bought a cell phone and demanded that it not be a smart phone. I tried to get a wifi phone WITHOUT data plan (why have a second internet bill!?!?!?) but wasn't allowed. So I went with a $15/mo. cell. Smart phone plans are expensive, and like many people I know, are often hit with super massive bills if they screw up. The smart phone way just doesn't seem smart in my world. My home internet bill is always the same, and all my devices access it at a predictable rate. I will never convert!!
Jontiac 5 months ago
@Jontiac Mobile phone plans here are usually "All-in-one" type deals, you just pay 1 fixed monthly price that relates somewhat to the phone and service you get, so there's no "add £15 for this" type stuff most of the time. Depends on the country and carrier to whether, honestly, you get screwed over or not :P Data should be optional for any phone, but nothings ever that simple.
ThePhoneUpdate 5 months ago
Just because you have a smart phone, does not mean that the rest of the world has one too. MOST people in the world still use a true computer to connect to the internet. 30% of China still uses IE 6!
john199527 5 months ago
I kinda have a love hate relationship with Linux ui better than windows but most of the software are for windows and Mac
iphonegeekyboy 5 months ago
Linux already took over the mobile platform and ruled it. I also think that NOW is the time linux to become a leading OS for Desktops because of the HTML5 integration was so successful. I have several devices and OS(es) but the ones that I most love are the Android (which is actually linux) and my kubuntu. They just push the limits. Yeah also have a crapdows installed for pirating but I just don't feel well there
advsoft 5 months ago
@advsoft You said it by yourself... HTML5 is the way forward and Torvalds has stated himself he wants to see the kernel dead in 20 years' time. Also, hate to say this but Metro in Windows 8 surpasses the average Linux distro's HTML5 integration by a long shot (even Jolicloud's).
Finally, I'm a KDE lover myself! You should try Chakra and openSUSE, they are really good. Kubuntu cannot even touch them and they are both based on KDE. Chakra especially is really fast and awesome. Enjoy!
johnanth 5 months ago
what are your thoughts on the 3mifi connection? good/bad?
james2773 5 months ago
MOST PEOPLE will not have the Know how or PATIENCE to sit through and install an OS. Linux will succeed on the "already installed" a.k.a. Mobile market
owensed01 5 months ago
Chris - Most users will use whatever O/S is installed on their computer. I have done Linux conversions on about a dozen infected windows machines, after about five minutes of "traiining" the owners were doing everything with their computers that they have done before, and YES I installed flash before turning over the machines.
urah2525 5 months ago 4
umm.. faithful linux user since 1998... linux is a fine replacement for the add-supported and corporate owned software that is pre-installed on anyones device(pc/mac/smartphone/etc) educate the public, quit standing on your head...
TheBlueAstro 5 months ago
With the android Linux is indeed taking over the world, with the IOS very close
blackberry is downhill and windows phone... no hope there.
carlomejia 5 months ago
im a linux=android, also im a mac, linux is here man, lets embrace it, its good, its good
carlomejia 5 months ago
@carlomejia You're a Mac? You are some really horrible AI.
Primedeath 5 months ago
ubuntu seems to run great and faster than xp and 7 in my tests. it is also very stable. i think it is actually very easy to use. havent realy used all the advanced features or programs. average use just needs to know what icon the browser is and then thats about it.
toyota420xp 5 months ago 2
@toyota420xp Can you imagine that Arch Linux and Gentoo are actually noticeably faster than Ubuntu?
darthirakli 5 months ago
@chris1abramczyk
thrid world countries make up the majority of the worlds population and being from a third world country i can tell u from experience that most people cannot afford to buy smartphones.
AdrianGordon1231 5 months ago
@chris1abramczyk First world countries u mean. i am from a third world country and i know from experience that most people cannot afford a smartphone and if they could it would not be a necessity for them so they dont bother.
AdrianGordon1231 5 months ago
Chris you need help...
genuinebbuck 5 months ago
fuck linux
SitcomReviewer 5 months ago
I kinda don't want Linux to be an OEM operating system. Why? Before you answer back yelling at me, listen. Why does Windows and Mac have viruses? Even though lots of people can tell the difference between a scam and something real? Because computer newbies buy computers with those OS's, and they fall for things like that easily. So the viruses can target them and get someone to click on it. Linux? Usually the pro's, know how to install it. Install it? You're smart enough to stay clean. :/
A135S4656 5 months ago
Fact: A smart-phone is only as smart as the user, so most "smart"-phones are more or less dumb-phones......
iKyuubi1995 5 months ago
guh-nome!! loool
wrathallll 5 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
@wrathallll
"guh-nome!! loool"
Forgive him, he's an apple fanboy, what do you expect?
patio87 5 months ago
Please refer to linux based operating systems properly :
ubuntu, debian, fedora, suse, redhat, mint, backtrack, And the list goes ON AND ON, those are gnu/linux operating systems. linux is a KERNAL! gnu is the overlaying os. hence the name gnu/linux! Android on the other hand is not built with gnu. You will refer to it as android. NOT a linux operating system! That is Wrong! Linus Torvalds doesn't get ALL the credit -.-. Give it up for gnu as well :D.
Also BSD is cool :)
55elazar 5 months ago
@55elazar And therein lies the problem. There's no standard distro for the world to jump on and use, there's too much choice, which is why it'll never end up being mainstream as a desktop OS. Servers and so on are a different beast as it's common for servers to have specific uses where customising it is incredibly useful.
TalesOfWar 5 months ago
@Microtardz
Wat about bsd? Alot of companies use bsd for server because the security goes a few steps further than Linux. Dont start an argument as I love Linux alot and is so much nicer than windows and some ways is nicer than Mac, but use Mac most of time as it is such a smooth os and almost 100% flawless.
almost said 0% flawless lol! No! 0% flawless is msdos!
But I just know for a fact that bsd goes step further with security than Linux.
jwbjnwolf 5 months ago
Most tivo boxes run on linux!
mdgnys 5 months ago
@mdgnys Same with pretty much every router too.
TalesOfWar 5 months ago
Most tivo boxes run on linux!
mdgnys 5 months ago
long live Unix (Os X) MUHAHAHAAAAA
Firdaush0 5 months ago
I just don't understand why the Linux communities dont have an TV ad campaign. To buy a PC or laptop with an OS preinstalled is always significantly expensive. Linux just needs the support of like HP Dell to give consumers the option. I think Dell does on some models but certainly not mainstream which is sad
Manchunia88 5 months ago
@Manchunia88 That's because the Linux community will then bitch and whine at Dell and HP and whoever else decides to install a Linux distro on their machines because they didn't choose the particular distro they prefer, or they didn't choose KDE over GNOME as the UI and so on and so forth. There needs to be a preferred and agreed poster child distro for the platform that the community agrees to support and push, but that goes against the whole point of Linux and OSS. You end up with a Catch 22.
TalesOfWar 5 months ago
Is it just me or is chris getting more and more "proud"?!!! I agree with most what u say, but I just had that feeling u are a bit up in the air right now. (´･_･`)
harisenbon7777777 5 months ago
Linux, the single best server software out there :D
Microtardz 5 months ago
Nice matte screen on your iPhone
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Linux Rules! Sent from Xubuntu 11.04.
Chintendoeddman 5 months ago
linux is useful, but provided i can afford it i'l always go with closed source OS that has all the snazzy stuff built in, Cos im lazy, and i can.
(smiley face)
dwoodsky 5 months ago
Wow a ginger joke. that's messed up
vendettabf 5 months ago
all the linux your talking about is made by google and android is just java on top of linux and my nan can use linux so the usability is their linux just needs promotion
morgohill 5 months ago
1080p vs quality
faizanjoyia 5 months ago
In a world of walls and fences, who needs gates and windows??
blueishblackrain 5 months ago
Fact : Most of the world do not have a smart-phones.
AdrianGordon1231 5 months ago 56
@AdrianGordon1231 He means mobile phones, which more people round the world have than desktop etc computers, and use as their primary computing/communication device. google: "Developing countries drive explosion in global mobile phone use"
Skuu 5 months ago
@Skuu
Ime pretty sure he means smartphone.u cant do much computing on a cheap flashlight phone.
AdrianGordon1231 5 months ago
@AdrianGordon1231 Don't speak for the world, please
alphaspida 5 months ago
@alphaspida
dont be so nieve plz.. I am speaking from experience.
AdrianGordon1231 5 months ago
@AdrianGordon1231 Fact : most of the people who visit You Tube have a smartphone
lordarachnius 5 months ago
@lordarachnius how naive of u. but I wouldn't expect a privileged American to know better.
AdrianGordon1231 5 months ago
@AdrianGordon1231 hahaha privileged american? i live in england with not very much money.. in an area where drug deals happen and people are stabbed .... yeah priviliged american
lordarachnius 5 months ago
@AdrianGordon1231 hahaha privileged american? i live in england with not very much money.. in an area where drug deals happen and people are stabbed .... yeah priviliged american
lordarachnius 5 months ago
@lordarachnius clearly u are not doing too bad if u can afford a smartphone
AdrianGordon1231 5 months ago
@AdrianGordon1231 well i wasn't trying to say i was poor it's just in actuality you can get a smartphone for £5 you can get what is a better version of an ipad for free and your first comment which is all dramatic is just a bit dumb.. who cares if they can't afford smartphones there concern is for food water.. NECCESITIES! dont make assumptions
lordarachnius 5 months ago
@AdrianGordon1231 Fact: most of the world lives in poverty and don't have phones at all.
johnanth 5 months ago
windows is a good operating system for beginner programmer. I will get a linux server when I get the money though.
darkdorkninja 5 months ago
Linux can suck my D-I-C-K
pepejuangomez 5 months ago
@pepejuangomez lol why?
3dmagix 5 months ago
@3dmagix idk i just dont like it i like windos and MAC
pepejuangomez 5 months ago
Might have a point. I for one think Linux will win at a point in time. As a desktop os might win might not I for one am hoping it will
Linuxlover365 5 months ago
All over*
Jessiefnjames 5 months ago
Different devices have different versions plover the market that's why
Jessiefnjames 5 months ago
I never understood the statement that android is fragmented because of the different versions, there are different versions of windows and OS X that are still being used, are they fragmented.
lynx2cross 5 months ago
@lynx2cross That's not the reason it's "fragmented" - The reason is android has to run on so many different phones with completely different hardware, for example, many android users run an old OS because they never got the option to upgrade. The fragmentation of Android is definitely a problem and I think Google know that.
man444utd 5 months ago
@man444utd By the same token Windows runs on hundreds of millions of computers around the world, yet the same version of Windows one one machine is capable of running the things another can, to varying degrees of course (hardware permitting). Windows is a known entity no matter what it's running on. With Android you can have 2.3 running on one device, and 2.3 on another, but because it's on carrier X or by handset maker Y, application Z won't work on both. That's the fragmentation.
TalesOfWar 5 months ago
Linux is for soulless people
WATSONMUTH 5 months ago
@WATSONMUTH That's a goddamned understatement for sure.
Jallandhara 5 months ago
@WATSONMUTH That's me.
commodore256 5 months ago
@WATSONMUTH You have no idea what your saying
emini6 5 months ago
i dont know i kinda disagree with you there linux being a great and stable os for FREE will most likely become quite popular and slowly chip away at both OS X's and Windows market share over the next few years...
icomeforREDRUM 5 months ago
@icomeforREDRUM People have been saying this for nigh on 20 years now, and it still hasn't happened.
TalesOfWar 5 months ago
Hmmm...i wanna black card...
RustyRazor2010 5 months ago
UBUNTU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
icomeforREDRUM 5 months ago
If Ubuntu was put on all Laptops then yes, it would be widely used. but its not I really hope that it will someday
JJMWOOD 5 months ago
I find this EASY to masturbate to.
wildbill0528 5 months ago
Chris I sadly agree, BUT: no, Linux isn't just a geek-os. as a physics-student here in Germany I can tell you that the whole scientific community uses Linux. it isn't even an option to use it, it is the mainstream OS for scientist.
ingoatd 5 months ago
Thumb's up, if you're a Linux lover!
Long live Linux!
KomodoSoup 5 months ago 92
@KomodoSoup Linux lover all the way!!!
BeatTheBrave 5 months ago
@KomodoSoup Linux may be built on unix, but it's not as elegant as OS X, and no I'm not a fanboy. Open Source may seem good but it is wrong for a various of different reason. Also, can Linux run, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Illustrator etc? No professional in their right mind would go for linux and either should a consumer.
man444utd 5 months ago
@man444utd And can OS X run ->Insert here milions of programs that are windows only-<? No it can't. There are not programs for os x lol. Apple even made app store so you can find them. Without it, it would be impossible.
MinDControlDx 5 months ago
@MinDControlDx 10+ years ago you might have a point, but saying that now is just wrong.
johnstall5350 5 months ago
@johnstall5350 Haha. I bet that there are not event 500,000 programs for OS X
MinDControlDx 5 months ago
@MinDControlDx how is it relevant whether there are thousands or millions? There are plenty of quality apps for mac for anything you need.
johnstall5350 5 months ago
@johnstall5350 Well. Mayby there are some quality apps but on windows you have much bigger choice. I'm still sometimes using 15 years old programms.
MinDControlDx 5 months ago
@MinDControlDx bigger choice doesn't mean better. if there is so much selection you should be able to find something better to replace those 15 yr old apps. But back to your original statement; to say there are no programs, or even a lack of them for OS X is wrong. Just because there are more applications for windows than OS X does not change this.
johnstall5350 5 months ago
@johnstall5350 Why would i replace them if they still work great and to theirs job?
MinDControlDx 5 months ago
@MinDControlDx because you are trying to make the point that more is better because you have a better selection. If you have such a large selection you should be able to find something better and newer. If you don't find it necessary to find something better after 15 yrs then what is the point of defending the position that windows is better because there is more of a selection.
johnstall5350 5 months ago
@MinDControlDx because you are trying to make the point that more is better because you have a better selection. If you have such a large selection you should be able to find something better and newer. If you don't find it necessary to find something better after 15 yrs then what is the point of defending the position that windows is better because there is more of a selection.
johnstall5350 5 months ago
@MinDControlDx because you are trying to make the point that more is better because you have a better selection. If you have such a large selection you should be able to find something better and newer. If you don't find it necessary to find something better after 15 yrs then what is the point of defending the position that windows is better because there is more of a selection.
johnstall5350 5 months ago
@johnstall5350 My point was that i can select even from very old programms...
MinDControlDx 5 months ago
@MinDControlDx It doesn't matter how many apps OSX has, the simple fact I've been unable to find anything that's equivalent in functionality (and being brutally honest, the stuff on OSX generally far surpasses Windows software in quality and design) makes the whole point moot. I'd rather have 500,000 well coded and well designed functional apps than 1billion shitty ones that barely run and are a pain in the ass to use, which is largely the case with Windows software.
TalesOfWar 5 months ago
@KomodoSoup Linux is the best!
But I wish more people would support Linux, though. My Flash Drive (SanDisk Cruzer) says it's compatible with Linux on the back, but ou can't use the MyVault program or the Club SanDisk either.
That's not really Linux support to me.
SporeCreator2009 5 months ago
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@SporeCreator2009 Consider it as a small price to pay for a wonderful OS!
KomodoSoup 4 months ago
I believe Linux will succeed in the Server industry.
irish33323 5 months ago
@irish33323 Good news. It has.
kcj1993 5 months ago
@irish33323 It's already succeeded in the server industry. It IS the server industry, but servers are very specialised things and Linux is perfect for such applications, which is why it's so popular in that space.
TalesOfWar 5 months ago
Eh, Linux has more users than I believe you're giving it credit for.
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xxluvkinz89xx 5 months ago
I use Windows, Linux, and Mac... I love them all :)
MyWonderApple 5 months ago
I use Windows, Linux, and Mac... I love them all :)
MyWonderApple 5 months ago
i use unbuntu and a ipad and love both
zadnva 5 months ago
I just wish that linux was a lot less 'high maintenance'
TheHostileChicken 5 months ago
The issue with linux is that it's GPLed. Hard to make money off of it, therefore companies don't put the resources into advancing it. And if they do under GPL, they have to release the source for their advancements. And correct me if i'm wrong, Linux is just GPLed Unix anyway. (There is no Official UNIX OS, and hasn't been for 20 or 30 years since it came out of AT&T. It's a set of guidelines and certification for creating an OS)
GrandEpsilon 5 months ago
Well Linux is free and people still prefer to use Windows so there's your answer really.
KivBlue 5 months ago
ChromeOS? Thats a very nice botnet you have there...
lolgam200 5 months ago
I wasn't sent the update for gingerbread
1pokemonhacker 5 months ago
Honeycomb is only for tablets
WakingLife55 5 months ago
i use linux for just about everything and i cant disagree with chris' video at all, sadly i completely agree that it wont, as much as i would love it to gain market share it most probably will not, its more for power users than the standard computer user
colonelsurge 5 months ago
Chris, do a video on how to apply a screen protector to a smartphone/tablet I
HandyPhoto 5 months ago
Linux is based on Unix, Mac OS is based on Unix, Mac OS is NOT based on Linux!
tfbekk 5 months ago
chris! calm it man, stop spending half of your video time complaining about fools! they are beyond help!
231karl 5 months ago
Microsoft doesn't stay on top because of innovative products. Microsoft stays on top because of their anti competition practices. Why must every pc I buy come with Windows installed on it. Why can't I choose what I want installed on it? That is one of the biggest reasons that windows remains popular. Lets do the computer world a favour and eliminate some of those restrictions. Who knows.... Maybe competition may do Microsoft some good. Necessity breeds innovation.
summer20105707 5 months ago 3
Servers!
Worfox13 5 months ago
Windows Phones haha great joke
criticismsociety 5 months ago
just dual boot and shut up
tentim10 5 months ago
I like linux but I just moved back to win 7 because I could not figure out the headphone issue mamby it's not a bug but I think it should like win 7 plug in your headphones and works linux it did not don't get me wrong I like linux and is more faster then win 7 any day of the week but I have games for windows and all of that so yea
lumanfox0 5 months ago
I'd love to use use Linux as primary system but it hass to work better, I should not have to install virtual box just so i can install windows and run itunes, I want to be able to connect all devixes to linux pc and be acle to use them just like on windows, that the main thing stoping me from migrating, I use ubuntu right now but I have to dual boot to get in to windows to use my ipad or iphone... wtf.... Id like to get a mac next, I love how it use parelles or whatever, so u can run win and mac
fakexloser 5 months ago
Linux is not for desktops or netbooks! Unless Windows or Mac OS X somehow stops then it might
Ograws 5 months ago
@Ograws
Congratulations! you just won the biggest retard in the universe award.
eitrig 5 months ago 2
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Linux fans are so sensitive. They are worse than the annoying and childish Windows fanboys.
macuser5555 5 months ago
Two words "Android Desktop"! Google is creating a lot of brand awareness and mind share around Android so it fair to say that the next logical step for Android 4 or 5 is the desktop.
TheRanblingjohnny 5 months ago
Regarding Linux, this is kind of technical "hair-splitting" if ye be gettin' me drift. :)
PirateLifestyleTV 5 months ago
if linux is really smart, they shud be watching this video and learn
bharatkumargupta 5 months ago
No, it's not ready. I've heard the same question asked yearly for the past 15+ years.
dadehax0r 5 months ago
Yeah it not ready yet I been using it almost exclusively since 2005! @dadehax0r
TheRanblingjohnny 5 months ago
@TheRanblingjohnny agreed; it's ready for the people that question its market readiness
If the changes needed to make it mass-marketable came in to core KDE or Gnome, it'd make that desktop manager "not for me" - I imagine this is how a large demographic of linux desktop users feel; therefore, it requires too large of a change and consistent maintenance by an OEM supplier or fork, to make it ready, and that becomes unlikely, since new KDE/Gnome releases require massive code merges
dadehax0r 5 months ago
i don't believe we have a souls :)
bvjorge 5 months ago
i don't believe we have a souls :)
bvjorge 5 months ago
Linux sucks balls and is useless. Call me when Microsoft Office (Official one not the POS that is open office), Photoshop, Premiere, Sony vegas, Adobe CS suite, good games, good UI and more all work on Linux then it would be useful.
In the meantime enjoy your <1% market share and useless OS Linux fanboys.
vexithisgreat 5 months ago
@vexithisgreat But he just mentioned the fact that it's not the best desktop OS, you're obviously a subscriber and don't pay attention to videos.
On the other hand I've gotten all them to work in Linux
Also there's Humble Indie Bundle, where linux are the users most willing to pay money for games.
TRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOLL away.
invalidchar 5 months ago
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@vexithisgreat
Its time to stop posting.
eitrig 5 months ago
@vexithisgreat I am not a Linux fanboy infact my OS is window but Linux does run the world, sorry to tell you but google's servers run's their own Linux so do Youtube and many web servers. Linux can run Photoshop, Premiere, Vegas and Microsoft Office It has the BEST UI I know of!!
I installed Ubuntu on my moms machine because it is easy to use, more resistant to virus's, crashes less often and better looking!
Linux has 2.25% on Normal PC's, 43% Phones, 63.9% Web Servers and 91.2% Super Computers
alewisgb 5 months ago 2
Linux works great on a NetBook. Joli OS is a perfect example of that. Joli OS on a NetBook is perfect you should check it out if you haven't already. as far as the desktop goes i agree with what Chris said. If it dose happen it wont be the Linux we all know with KDE or Gnome. probably something all new in the shadow of Android or Web OS or something like that. although KDE with some commercial support would be awesome. I think a desktop version of android would be the most likely thing.
MrGizmo757 5 months ago
Honestly, I don't believe that smart phones is good way to go because of the delusional view on how secure the device is really.
I also think that Linux would never fully benefit with custom OEM for desktops because of the lack of support by companies for it's critical parts, and the very bad support from anti cheat engines (xtrap, etc). Once an OEM sells a PC with Linux on it, you open linux up from competent user doing it himself to everyday people who have trouble with power buttons.
Kerns0Phoegon 5 months ago
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Chris you have to go out more
ShadowShqiponja 5 months ago
I use Joli OS which is an Ubuntu based OS on my netbook but stick to Windows on my desktop. Emulation like Wine or whatever just don't cut it with me for programs and games in addition to ATi drivers sucking big time for Linux/Ubuntu.
LordReserei01 5 months ago
doesn't*
LordReserei01 5 months ago
Linux is just a coronal and it is gnu + Linux and it is not just gnome and ubuntu is not free it is free as in cost but it is not free as in freedom because ubuntu has non free complainants and Linux is not hard so don't ever trust chris
jamergun 5 months ago
Ubuntu is the third most popular operating system in the world........
nw0n 5 months ago
I disagree with you.
SahLehron 5 months ago
I would use linux if it had DirectX
DBZisthebestanimever 5 months ago
@DBZisthebestanimever wine
nw0n 5 months ago
@DBZisthebestanimever OpenGL based Windows Games on Wine works flawless
emini6 5 months ago
I think that the main reason people want to buy desktops these days are for gaming i would say if your not a gamer then your more likely to get a laptop or tablet and the main thing gamers use is directX (so windows)
But for mobiles and tablet Linux has a grate chance
I think that as mobiles and tablets get faster it may kill directX & desktop pc's and gamers will move to there mobiles/tablet for gameing
i see a mobile connected to a HDtv with a Bluetooth controller playing crysis 6
5uphiKaner 5 months ago
You are so funny
Which I do think that there is more of a potential of linux, but I cannot see it on desktops. if desktops are going to go open source even more than now, I think that will be bad, as long as the installs become easier, but linux, I can only see taking up a lot of market share on laptops and netbooks, but then with windows 8 being so much quicker than previous OSs, that may not even happen for a long long time, also considering that a lot of people cannot try anything new! CYA!
jwbjnwolf 5 months ago
Linux has no pull behind it because most people aren't computer geeks. And there's no marketing behind it. It being free makes it a good option but unless say Ubuntu can offer everything the other OS'es does. Or atleast the significant part people care about (I don't care for the HTML5 UI in Windows 8) it wont be "competetive". But open source projects dont take as much harm in lower "sales" counts as closed source projects do.
Ubuntu won't die, it will live and it may get big or not. Who knows
SnoweyMan111 5 months ago
Chris.. Will we ever see new oeprating systems these days? Or does it just take too long to create a brand new operating system from scratch and beat either Windows or OSX?
Baalund 5 months ago
Chris.. Will we ever see new oeprating systems these days? Or does it just take too long to create a brand new operating system from scratch and beat either Windows or OSX?
Baalund 5 months ago
@lockergnome you're probably confusing a lot of people by not clearly explaining the difference between GNU/Linux and the linux kernel.
when people talk about the Linux OS they are talking about GNU/Linux, the Linux kernel is only a small part of the operating system. Which, because of it's open nature is used in many different OS's. Such as OSX. If android takes over the mobile platform and it's considered a win for the linux OS then it would also mean that linux has already taken over with OSX
ImperviousPeanut 5 months ago
@ImperviousPeanut osx is bsd
WinterXL 5 months ago
@WinterXL Apologies for the incorrect information, I'm by no means an expert with regards to macs... or for that matter the core components of operating systems.
My point is just that the Linux kernel is NOT the same as GNU/Linux and portraying them as the same in a video like this could confuse many people as to what "Linux" actually is. It still stands that using the Linux kernel in a device that becomes popular does not mean GNU/Linux (which many people refer to as just Linux) has succeeded
ImperviousPeanut 5 months ago