baron_von_gar wrote:
> As well... let me wax philosophical for a moment. As time passes,
> it definitely seems like Linux is becoming
> more and more popular. For obvious reasons.
>
> However, during my 30 some-odd years, I have witnessed quite a few
> really cool and interesting things get embraced by the mainstream
> and then.... become patently uncool, lifeless, and bland. For
> instance, remember when the internet was an underground phenomenon?
> Wasn't that fun!? I can just imagine Linux going completely
> mainstream and then...... *something* changes. Maybe people start
> writing Linux viruses. Or maybe some evil corporation monopolizes
> the market and then for *some* reason, we are all forced to use some
> garbage Linux version, if only because we need to do so to interact
> with the world. Well that's a little far-fetched. I don't know
> what it would be.... but *something* would change. Mainstream
> acceptance of something cool and interesting never bodes well.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts on the matter????????
There are some things that I feel more strongly about in this way than
others. One good example is some metal bands I listen to. It would be
nice for them to be more popular and whatnot, but in order for them to
do so, they would really have to water down their sound, because the
general opinion of the listening public doesn't change that quickly.
I don't think this is the case with Linux. I expect that the reason
people are moving over to Linux is due more to forces external to Linux
than internal changes. People getting sick of Microsoft. People
looking for better, cheaper software. People getting more
computer-savvy. Sure, Linux has made some strides in usability, but I
don't think that is the real driving force here. I expect Linux to stay
Linux for a long while, underground or not.
> Can anyone give me some advice? I just want to stop adding "user"
> every stinkin' time!
I got nothin'. I'm a Gentoo user.
Chad Martin
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