Where did it go wrong?

>>61752483
The desktop market.

>>61752701
Chrome OS

Microsoft used unethical tactics

>>61752910
I don't get it. What did that do that caused things to go wrong? Did that even use gnu?

>>61752990
Seriously? Are you saying the gnu/Linux can only compete when everyone is being nice? That's pretty sad.

I think the two biggest problems halting Linux right now is fragmentation and lack of software support

>>61752483
The name

>>61753001
It's based on Gentoo

stallman and the linux userbase being autistic

>>61752483
Nothing.

Nobody working on Linux can develop user interfaces, which are extremely important. They are bloated, slow, and full of bugs. Look at Ubuntu Software center (and no, I don't want to install some obscure distribution because you think your criticism of a complete operating systems justifies your abortion of an OS), it's "Dash" application selector, dependency idiosyncrasy, etc. Ubuntu was Linux's only chance for success. Chrome OS and Android are tacky. Windows 10 LTSB is much better. Regular Windows 10 (Creators Update) is the worst. At the moment, Windows 10 LTSB and Yandex are what all traditional, handsome men of Christianity and conservatism, aligned with Russia, should have equipped to their loin sacks.

>>61753778
windows 10 is not usable. 7 and even 8.1 are way better

>>61753778
>user interfaces
>extremely important
kek

>>61753577

yep this

perfect is often the enemy of good

especially when it comes to millions of lines of operating system code

>>61752483
normies.

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>>61752701
fpbp

>>61752483
Lots went wrong.
Stallman couldn't make up his mind on anything so Hurd languished into obscurity.
GCC chose obscurity over usability or flexibility causing devs to look elsewhere for their compilation needs.
GPL3 made FOSS even less appealing than it already is.
Failure to embrace somewhat invested corporations like Sun before they get bought out and their contributions are cut.

>>61753577
Agree. I like ideas of free software but I can't understand why most of GNU/Linux users are so authistic and hostile.

>>61752483
No-one audited the code.

>>61752483
>ctrl+f
>systemd
>phrase not found
hmmmmmmmm

>>61753914
>t.New Jersey

>>61753778

i3 is pretty fukin trill

>>61753778
>unity
>not the most polished DE
>implying microshit does any better

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>>61752483
Its community.
A bunch of edgy wannabe 1337 h4x0rs who think an OS that has to be learnt in order to use it is eventually going to be succesful if people stop being such "tech illiterates", or even worse, the ones who think of Linux as their secret club ain't going to make Linux less of a pain in the ass for the average person who has no interest in technology.
Not user friendly = small userbase
Small userbase = fewer software
Fewer software = small userbase

>>61755555
rarequints confirm

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>>61753075
>calling desktop market as a competition

All rewuires humans to work together for little or no money through project competition. Honestly, we should all marvel how much was actually accomplished and how long it lasted.

>>61752483
GNU didn't get it's shit together.

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>>61752483
Lack of standardization, and refusal to work towards simplicity of use. Even some basic tasks require going to terminal. Some display resolutions (even display's native one) can't be selected sometimes.
Linux is forever doomed to stay on servers, and, in heavily modified forms - on mobile and network devices.
I've been trying to jump Windows ship multiple times, only to find out that alternatives are far worse

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>>61756378
>Lack of standardization
Stopped here as anyone with a little knowledge would know it's not true.

>>61756282
Are you a gedit user or what?

>>61753337
is

>>61756460
GHANOO SLASH LOONIX

>>61753089
Fragmentation is an integral part of the linux community. Its a byproduct of the absolute freedom to do whatever you want that is the most relevant aspect of the community.
If everyone just worked on three or four major distros instead, sure we would have a more polished result, but that would come with stagnation instead.
Small distros is where innovations are born and developed.

>>61753778
The thing about the lackluster GUIs in linux is that:
1 - hardcore linux users ( the ones who contribute and code stuff ) don't care so much about GUIs, so most don't bother with it
2 - user feedback is vital for GUI development. without telemetry, the only way of getting feedback from users is from the active community, aka the guys on the forums who don't care so much about GUI. if they used telemetry to get feedback from newbie users, the rest of the community would ostracize the devs behind that decision and the distro would become a black sheep

>>61754038
You're confusing Linux users with 4chan users.
Any large linux community is friendly. Maybe not archlinux's.

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>>61752483
It has done nothing wrong.