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by Skunkleton
2233 days ago
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> X/Xwayland is the one compromise one has to make. No you don't. You could use Windows. > So perhaps we should assume nvidia just isn't a thing as well. Sure, that is what I do. How do you explain that to a novice that is just trying to run linux on their computer for the first time? Look, I use linux full time for most tasks, both at home and at work. Professionally I am a kernel engineer. I am very pro linux, and pro new linux users. I think that we do linux a disservice by pretending that there aren't issues. The simple fact is that the linux graphics experience is not seamless like it is on other operating systems. We shouldn't pretend that it is just because experts can make it work. |
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Of course, provided you don't mind the ads, the telemetry, the updates that delete your files [1], this is assuming you're actually interested in Linux.
> How do you explain that to a novice that is just trying to run linux
That perhaps you do look for Linux HW before purchasing and do not install Linux on any old crap?
Look, I could hand somebody a Chromebook and ask them to try how well Windows would run on it. The experience wouldn't be great. Same on a Talos II or some other obviously problematic HW for Windows where Linux fares much better, but it's a pointless game.
Most people don't run into this situation because BestBuy laptops come preinstalled with Windows. If they came with Linux, there'd be a reverse situation.
But with macOS people somehow don't assume they can run it on a random POS HW and indeed know that it's best to get one designed to run macOS.
Why is the standard Linux is evaluated against always different?
Just get a Linux-compatible machine and you're good, that's it. I know as I've done it many times now.
It's not about pretending there aren't issues. But I've realized we're being held back by always trying to snatch this mythical 'new user' with his BestBuy laptop, or someone with a knowingly problematic HW, (unless nVidia cooperates, there's little we could do) and Windows will continue to come preinstalled on the majority of PCs, so a mass exodus isn't happening anytime soon.
What we could do, instead of being this "honest" and just reinforcing the idea that Linux doesn't work, we could be even more frank and just say avoid this vendor, but this and this one is fine.
Reinforcing the idea that Linux is crap because of some shitty corporation that refuses to support it gives too much importance and power to said corporation when they don't deserve it.
1 - https://www.tomsguide.com/news/massive-windows-10-fail-new-u...