Should Linux Be More Convenient For Everyone?

Yep. Basically did this.

I installed Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, it’s a niche game. And then I remembered this.

I posted this 2 years ago, and the problem, it’s still there.

I installed windows, installed steam, installed the game, clicked play. Done.

No need tinkering, no need modifying files, no need to typing stuff on my terminal.

People come to Linux for various thing, and Linux must accommodate all these thing in order to be a viable choice. Linus Torvalds know this, folk on Valve know this and people who worked on most popular distros know this.

Linux is no longer for a hobbyist - it’s should and must be for everyone, regardless of the reason why they came here for the first time.

I mentioned gaming, because I am sure it is the biggest reason currently why the adoption rates are increasing, it’s not because most of them believe in “Free Software”, not because they Paranoid over Privacy. It’s because Gaming.

Gaming made Linux stays relevant in layman’s zeitgeist. Business/Corporate/Government users enables Linux developer put food on their table.

A poor hobbyist cannot feed another poor developer hobbyist, in current system. Development requires funding, and relevancy ease funding.

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