Snotnarok said:
Bostur said:
Snotnarok said:
I called this! Hah. Linux is way too unfriendly to new users so I figured they'd either alter the interface or modify linux heavily to make it easier to use.
Linux doesn't have a user interface, it's a kernel.

So in that regard any Linux distribution is heavily modified.
In practice Linux based OS's are very suitable for customizing and for specialized tasks like media centers. Which would make it perfect for gaming machines. I have always imagined that a Linux based steam box would look something like the current steam in big screen mode. Turn it on, wait 10 seconds, show a menu of available games.
You know what I meant, let's not be cheeky here.
Yes it's a very good OS for certain things I was not at all putting it down for that, if not for linux gaming servers would be awful, okay most servers would be awful.
But if most aren't willing to switch to a new windows because the interface looks funny, then they'd be far less likely to switch to version of Linux, which is probably a good thing they went with a new SteamOS gui of linux.
Seriously guys I'm not bashing linux, I'm saying most people are barely willing to try something outside of their comfort zone has nothing to do with linux being tricky or not. It could be the easiest OS in the world but if you have the start bar lets say on the right by default and you CAN change it, people will still probably avoid it for a years till things are pushed.
I suppose I was a bit cheeky, but for a good reason. When people say something like "Linux is hard" or "Linux is ugly" they are refering to a very specific flavour of Linux, the one they tried. Linux does not look or feel like anything in particular, but specific distributions of Linux do. It is a bit like dismissing all games just because someone tried out GTA and didn't like it. If someone tries out Valve's particular flavour of Linux and don't like it, that would be a more fair assesment.
Seriously I know you are not bashing Linux, but a lot of people have a hard time grasping the concept that sometimes software has no look or feel, but can be a lot of different things. People may be using Linux without even realizing it, through embedded systems, servers and gadgets and as you mention yourself gaming servers. I have a feeling that the flavour of Linux inside Valve's console will look very much like Steam in big screen mode. I imagine it will just look like a thing with buttons to press to play games ;-)
I'm aware, I forgot the one I tried it's been so long, it was fairly easy but I had to look up a few work arounds for silly things. I was only playing with it since I've been satisfied with windows for ages.
Well, of course, isn't that what I said before? That Linux would be too cumbersome for the average joe so I figured they'd make their own OS?
I just wish I said it here so I could have been like (LINK TO ME BEING SUPER FUTURE PREDICTING). You know to make my internet ego huge! D: ...You don't even like my avatar do you *cries*