[Ipg-smz] What happens when Linux keeps getting better and better?

[Bruce Byfield]

> On Thu, 20 Dec 2018, Swapnil “Swap” Bhartiya wrote:
> 
> > Your milage may vary from mine. I can’t do any audio video
> > production in Linux. I can’t do any photography work on Linux. I
> > can’t even write my novel on Linux as I use Ulysesses that supports
> > folders and chapters and works across iPad too. I can’t update my
> > Drones on Linux. I can’ Tether my Panasonic cameras on Linux. I
> > can’t play games on Linux. I can’t use VR on Linux. I can’t use my
> > 360 Samsung camera on Linux. I can keep going. Plus there is no
> > credible email client on Linux that can work flawlessly with
> > email-calendar and contact.

Yeah, right.

I know a lot of people who would question your claim that you can't do
any audio video production or photography on Linux or use an email
client that works with an email calendar and contact. Why? Because they
do so regularly.

In some of your other examples, I suspect that you are putting the
hardware first. Long-time Linux users will research compatibility
before they buy hardware, and these days are likely to find
alternatives. For example, while many drones don't run on Linux, it
isn't very hard to find ones that do.

The same thing goes for software. For example, while Ulysses may not
run on Linux, its features list does not seem to include anything that
you couldn't do with other software on Linux. In fact, with the right
extensions, you could do many -- possibly all -- of the same things in
LibreOffice.

If you want to criticize Linux on the grounds that it is still not
widely supported in many areas, I would have to agree with you.
However, to say that you can't do all the things you mention on Linux
is, in many cases, plain wrong. You just have to take the extra step of
checking for compatibility. You may choose not to take that extra step,
and that is your right, but such a decision does not justify your
sweeping statements.

However, don't take my word. I've given you a couple of examples, but do
the research and see for yourself. After you do, you may still have a
list of things you can't do on Linux, but I guarantee it will be
considerably shorter.





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Bruce Byfield (on Pacific time) 604-421-7189
Writer of "Designing with LibreOffice"
www.designingwithlibreoffice.com