You get the whole experience including installing your necessary software
MyNameIsRichard
joined 1 year ago
Easier install and a cromulent setup out of the box. It's why I went with Endeavour.
I tried PC/BSD on a desktop quite a few years ago and it was pretty good, apart from having to build a lot of my software from their ports tree. That ultimately put me off and I went back to Linux. I tried FreeBSD on an old laptop last year and no matter what I tried, I couldn't get it to recognize my Wifi adapter. I gave up after a couple of days.
So, if your hardware is supported BSD is good, but if it's not than it's really not.
Widgets and themes broke when version 6 was released but that was a major upgrade which changed the underlying technology (Qt5 to Qt6) and it was announced before-hand. It tends not happen with minor and patch updates.
I disagree with you, I happen to think that the average person is intelligent enough to make an informed decision about their computing. They just have to forgo the learned helplessness that Microsoft and Apple have fostered since the early nineties.
I don't think it's unreasonable for someone who is dissatisfied to try a few out. Let's be clear here, if you're satisfied, then you're not going to even think about moving but more and more people are becoming dissatisfied, you can tell by the number of people on Reddit (yes I still lurk Reddit) asking about switching. Also, unless you're really a geek, it isn't going to be close to a technical decision - it will be purely gut-feel. I like this one, I don't like that one.
It's more like buying a car. Try a few out and settle on the one you like. You can even try them out online at distrosea
There's certainly a learning curve as it's a completely different OS. That's going to take time for sure. The problem is that people are so used to Windows or Mac that they forget they had the same learning curve when they started with whichever one they're using.
It's the same process as choosing which loaf of bread you like, or which car. You try a few out and decide which one you like. It's not hard.
I wonder how these people function in a supermarket
If it's available over the internet, it's a target.
No I haven't. some version of Linux has been my only OS since the early 2000s. You would think that it would be in Microsoft's interest to make it run well in VMs. Still, I guess it's just another reason that Windows is crapware.
Well, as I said, it gives you the whole thing from scratch, in addition it doesn't fuck with your menus. Finally, and most importantly, maybe people don't like experimenting on their main machine.