Re: Might be worth moving with the times...
The point is, who are you really getting mad at here?
It's fine to recommend Ubuntu to your granny - she doesn't need to know that it's Linux, just that it works.
And it does work.
The same computer problems will exist, whether your gran uses windows, macOS or Linux - "setting up networking" - I mean, have you seen the mess that is windows when it _doesn't_ work?
The wonderful "diagnose connection issues", that almost always does absolutely nothing.
The ridiculous array of menus to click through.
Add to that, microsoft, on a frequent basis, over the last decade, throwing the baby out with the bathwater, with a new UI, windows 8 and 11 being a case in point.
How is a non-technical user going to cope, being shunted from windows 7 to windows 11, in one fell swoop?
"Where's all my stuff gone?"
Is _this_ what standardisation brings us? Really? Is that what it looks like?
Seems like the biggest gripe here, is about package management - thing is, most modern distro's have a software centre these days. Not all of them are ... that good ... but they do work.
The key challenge, if you are talking about "how do non-technical users cope", is installation.
Given that the vast majority of computer users buy their computer with the OS already installed, how exactly do they "switch" anyway?
The reality is, a lot of this is still, unfortunately, too technical for the average user.
Then again, the average user probably doesn't really care that much - "can I get what I need to do, done?" "Cool, done now, turn off"
I challenge you to go and ask 10 random strangers, maybe in a supermarket or down the pub:
"Do you know what Linux is?"
Most people can't even tell you the version of the windows or mac operating system they are using.
And don't even try starting a conversation about "Free Open Source Software" and why it matters... ;)