On Tue, March 19, 2013 4:26 pm, Louigi Verona wrote: > When discussing Linux going mainstream, we have to be clear on this: the > concept of Linux is at its core alien to mainstream usage. > Mainstream usage is people using computers as a function. Mainstream usage > focuses more on what computer does than on what the computer is. > Linux usage is more about the computer. It is a hobby of diving into > technology. Over the years all this tinkering has produced a working > environment, sure, but its inners workings are still married to the > initial > concept. > > So if there is a main "reason", it is this. I don't know if I personally want a mainstream Linux. I am not suggesting I enjoy not having things work right, but the people who are working hardest to make Linux mainstream are not making things I really enjoy. Lets see, systemd, upstart, pulseaudio, Unity, MIR... the list goes on, lots of stuff that makes Linux harder to use for uses off the beaten path. Mainstreaming linux means moving towards kiosk functionality. Limiting user choices. Not that long ago all linux distros had two main runlevels, CLI and GUI. Now, both systemd and upstart support runlevels 2 to 5, but there are parts of the operating system that don't too. There are some services that are hard to turn off just by changing runlevels. Yet these runlevels present a great opportunity for creating a runlevel that is "service quiet" for low latency audio use. SO if I create an app that configures runlevels for that, it has to deal with 3 different systems... two of which are still changing from release to release. The good thing about going mainstream is that people like Ubuntu give us a place to play and store packages. EVen if the "flagship" is not usable for what I want to do... they still offer space for xfce DE stuff. The world is an imperfect place. I am quite happy Linux is around and has gained enough support that I can expect it to be around as long as I need it. -- Len Ovens www.OvenWerks.net _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
