Freedom From Complexity

Message ID: 370088

Posted By: deepdistrust

Subject: Freedom From Complexity

http://lawnormscode.sync.ph/?p=15

Stallman's first 'fundamental' freedom - the freedom to run a program - is subverted by lame operating systems like Linux, that are hard to use, make it hard to install new programs and lack the many basic facilities expected in a desktop platform. Most users care more about the freedom to run compared to the other freedoms in Stallman's list. So it actually makes more sense to develop FOSS programs for Windows.

Windows is the most dominant desktop platform, so your program can be used by a large number of users. Windows is extremely easy to use, and is very accessible to non-technical users. So long as your own program is easy to use, Windows doesn't put any additional obstacles in the user's enjoyment of your program.

Don't program for Linux. Linux is for losers.

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