Linked by John Munsch on Mon 30th Dec 2002 19:05 UTC
Why do it? I am asked this question more often than I expected, even by existing Linux users who I expected to know as well as I the reasons for building a next-generation desktop Linux for the home user. So here are some of my reasons for thinking that we must spend the effort to create a better desktop on Linux than any existing version now has. Editor's Note: Due to a technical glitch, the first segment of this article was ommitted for some readers. If you missed the "why" section, before, you can read it now.
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John, I read the entire article. I understand your reasons, but there are alternatives to Linux that I reckon will get there before any real action happens on the Linux desktop front. What makes me think that? The snail's pace development of a truly usable Linux desktop for the masses.
They've been talking about it for so long (years), promising so much, saying that it's here, and yet...