Linked by Barry Smith on Wed 26th Nov 2003 18:11 UTC
It seems to me that a lot of attention lately in the commercial Linux development area has concentrated on either large enterprise customers, or wooing the home user who can barely turn a computer on. Even distros claiming to offer the perfect solution for both ends of the spectrum don't quite seem to fit what I am looking for. 
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My Linux box does 'just work'. That is because I took five minutes before each hardware purchase and checked the compatability lists. Then I plugged in my HP printer, Argus camera, Sound Blaster sound card, LG CDRW, BT-TV video capture card, multiple common NICs, Xoom modem, MSN DSL connection and my Logitech USB mouse; and guess what! They all just worked - no 'Install Wizzards' and endless reboots eating up half a day!
Now - especially with Red Carpet - virtually every mature Linux application can be added to my system in about five mouse clicks. And with the potential of commercial channels in Red Carpet and the apparent unification of Red Hat, SuSE, Ximean, IBM and Sun I am eagerly awaiting a true commercial software industry built around Linux - Even if that industry is based in Europe and Asia.
At this point virtually all of the technical aspects of a Linux experience that 'Just Works' are in place. All that is needed is some one to integrate it all into a cohesive package - including the basic unit, ISP services - that would include the software repositories included in the service - and a well stocked online hardware store. That would 'limit' the choices that the end user has including options like cheap crap hardware, MSBlaster infection and Adware up the wazoo!