[TLLtchvL8KZ]

>It puts all the burden on the user compared to other main stream operating systems

When I asked for help for my sound (in linux its only 50% volume and sounds like its a cheap speaker inside of a tin can) I was blamed for:

- Using a laptop

- The brand of laptop

- The audio hardware of my laptop (its their fault, not the kernels "generic" driver)

Then was told to either carry around an external DAC + Speakers or buy a desktop with a "proper" audio card.

It was the first time in 6 years I'd installed Linux and it lasted less than a week.

This happens all the time.

[spicybright]

And even if a user has had the opposite experience:

"Oh, I had an issue and the community was so helpful, I got my issue resolved in a few days from going back and forth with nice people."

Some may disagree but I shouldn't have to enter communities of people to just get my computer to run. I want to put the flash drive in, wait an hour, and get onto what I actually wanted to do with a computer.

And it's sad, because I believe I share the same vision of people developing this software.

I want a world where every computer can have an OS that's free, completely open source, user friendly for every day computing, and empowers you to truly OWN the hunk of plastic in your hands.

It really seems linux is for no one but kernel hackers, software engineers, or to run on server hardware.

[oblio]

It's a bit like in sports. If you play ping pong, for example, there is a certain group of players that blame the paddle, the balls, the table, the shoes, the floor, etc.

There is only one thing they don't blame.

[spicybright]

"Not fair, my controller was broken!"