On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:04:34 +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
'... while doing everyday stuff was reasonably okay, the state of gaming on Linux (despite Valves lofty goals) is to put it simply, a shit-show. (That's my word, not his)...'
Implication: Windows is not the go-to platform for serious work any more?
In his video Linus mentions that the main problem preventing the "year of the Linux desktop" is the fragmentation. By fragmentation, he means the range of available distributions and the fact that each distribution has (potentially) different versions of libraries and drivers and software that makes the behind the scenes operate....
I hear this is a big problem in the car market as well -- just too many models to choose from, with different body shapes, seating arrangements, numbers of doors, engines, colours, transmissions, infotainment systems ... it’s just bewildering, just for someone looking for a better horse. Cars will never push out the horse and buggy until the vendors can get together and agree on one common standard model that they can all ship.