LinuxNewbie.org: A letter to operating system designers | Linux Today

LinuxNewbie.org: A letter to operating system designers

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 14, 2001

Sensei writes in with this from
LinuxNewbie:

Linux, Microsoft, Apple! It’s so confusing! which
operating system is best? I’m here to tell you, as briefly as
possible, that it doesn’t matter. First of all, the majority of
users are like me; they see their operating system for no more than
three seconds, before launching their favorite application. Second,
we know you all want money, even the Linux companies. also, we know
you’re in bed with the hardware companies.

After reading the line on the bottom of the new Mac OS X,
display box, I now know that it is the “Most Advanced Operating
System in the World”. All this statement tells me is that even
Apple can’t be trusted to be completely honest.

…We want to frag the our opponents, and play chess. But we
don’t care too much whether our desktop background is centered or
tiled. We don’t even freakin’ notice when the mouse changes as we
roll it over an icon! My advice is this; go back to the drawing
board and make my computer simpler. Make it quicker. Where do I
want to go today? Today I want to go play Quake III. I don’t care
if your name is Bill Gates, I don’t care if your name is Steve
Jobs. Just get me there in under ten seconds. But if you’re name is
Linus, I’ll give you fifteeen seconds, because I like
penguins.”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

Linux Today Logo

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.