Linked by Mystilleef on Mon 29th Sep 2003 06:30 UTC
Linux will become ubiquitous in the year 3000. Okay, that was a horrible joke. Linux is just a kernel, the engine that runs an operating system. By itself, it is essentially useless. Kernels shouldn't be discussed or noticed by normal users. And as such when providing these users with reviews, previews and "professional" opinions, computer consultants, computer reviewers and computer journalists should not spew headlines like "Linux is not ready for prime time", "Linux on the desktop by XXX", "Linux to takeover Windows", "Linux is not ready for desktop" and so on.
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Assuming that the goal of "Linux" is to compete in the market, please consider that having it available pre-installed in at least 50% of all new computers purchased would completely nullify most of the author's argument.
And as for calling it Linux instead of the Linux kernel or GNU/Linux, welcome to the wonderful world of marketing! In a world where cognitive skills and attention spans are so low, you take what you can get. Now you know how the Free Software people feel when they get the "how good can it be if it doesn't cost anything?" reaction.
It says the author is a student who enjoys arguing. I look forward to his progress.