Linux on the desktop only took of because Ubuntu, with mixed results and a lot of controversy, decided to standardize and polish the experience for "normies".
The distribution sprawl I largely see as a detriment to the ecosystem.
I would argue that Desktop Linux finally took off because of Steam Proton, and because of Windows 10/11 and macOS starting version fartascular or whatever their versions are named.
I remember seeing Linux gaining some traction 15 year ago, and Ubuntu focusing on polishing the user experience (with initiatives such as fixing "One hundred paper cuts"), but then this changed instead of keeping this stable the great rewriting began. Seeing Wayland (which is just one example) users having a problem with screen sharing just convinces me how much of a self-own this was from the Linux community.
Yeah but Ubuntu screwed up switching from Gnome to Unity back then, which sent tons of users elsewhere. You can't just rug-pull the entire GUI people were used to, which was also similar to Windows.
There isn't a successful Linux desktop OS. The Linux kernel is successful on servers and appliances, but only the kernel. And there aren't many even-split choices on your typical server. Like yeah zsh has a bit of a following, but everyone assumes you use bash, which is a good thing.
Linux on the desktop only took of because Ubuntu, with mixed results and a lot of controversy, decided to standardize and polish the experience for "normies".
The distribution sprawl I largely see as a detriment to the ecosystem.
I would argue that Desktop Linux finally took off because of Steam Proton, and because of Windows 10/11 and macOS starting version fartascular or whatever their versions are named.
I remember seeing Linux gaining some traction 15 year ago, and Ubuntu focusing on polishing the user experience (with initiatives such as fixing "One hundred paper cuts"), but then this changed instead of keeping this stable the great rewriting began. Seeing Wayland (which is just one example) users having a problem with screen sharing just convinces me how much of a self-own this was from the Linux community.
Yeah but Ubuntu screwed up switching from Gnome to Unity back then, which sent tons of users elsewhere. You can't just rug-pull the entire GUI people were used to, which was also similar to Windows.
There isn't a successful Linux desktop OS. The Linux kernel is successful on servers and appliances, but only the kernel. And there aren't many even-split choices on your typical server. Like yeah zsh has a bit of a following, but everyone assumes you use bash, which is a good thing.