Linus has not given up on desktops

Stefan Mileschin · 10th April 2016, 13:53

The colourful Linux creator Linus Torvalds has not given up on replacing Windows on the desktop with his sort of stuff.

Speaking from his bed at the Embedded Linux Conference, Torvalds said that Linux had not been a failure on the desktop.

“The desktop hasn’t really taken over the world like Linux has in many other areas, but just looking at my own use, my desktop looks so much better than I ever could have imagined,” he told the throngs.

Despite the fact that he is known for sometimes not being very polite to some of the desktop UI people, he said he was happy with the Linux desktop.

“To me, it’s not a failure. I would obviously love for Linux to take over that world too, but it turns out it’s a really hard area to enter. I’m still working on it. It’s been 25 years. I can do this for another 25. I’ll wear them down,” Torvalds said.

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10th April 2016, 13:53	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,578	Linus has not given up on desktops The colourful Linux creator Linus Torvalds has not given up on replacing Windows on the desktop with his sort of stuff. Speaking from his bed at the Embedded Linux Conference, Torvalds said that Linux had not been a failure on the desktop. “The desktop hasn’t really taken over the world like Linux has in many other areas, but just looking at my own use, my desktop looks so much better than I ever could have imagined,” he told the throngs. Despite the fact that he is known for sometimes not being very polite to some of the desktop UI people, he said he was happy with the Linux desktop. “To me, it’s not a failure. I would obviously love for Linux to take over that world too, but it turns out it’s a really hard area to enter. I’m still working on it. It’s been 25 years. I can do this for another 25. I’ll wear them down,” Torvalds said. http://www.techeye.net/news/linus-ha...up-on-desktops

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