Linked by Ben Mazer on Mon 26th Jan 2004 19:52 UTC
Lately, there has been a "Why linux isn't ready for the desktop" article every 3 days. Most of the time, these articles originate from a lack of understanding or acceptance of the open source system. I'd like to try to address some of the common arguments against linux here, and try to help people understand why linux probably won't be on your desktop for a while.
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Everyone has a different opinion as to what "Linux on the Desktop" entails. For some it means web browsing and checking e-mail. For others it means writing papers and spreadsheets. For these people "Linux on the Desktop" has been here for some time. Pick up Mandrake Linux and you're more than set. However for most a Desktop OS is uniform. It's consistent. It has readily available drivers. It's preinstalled when they buy their Dell PC. They can go to the store and purchase a game to play. These people are the majority. For them I believe Linux is not ready for the desktop. Unfortuantely. Untill there is one desktop environment (Gnome, KDE, whatever) and Dell starts selling PC's preinstalled with a Linux distribution Linux will have some hurdles before ever becoming a "Desktop" OS.
My $ .02.
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