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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I agree with most of the article however, I don't see why we should transform linux in a copy of windows, trying to do this is having already lost the battle. This has been said better than i will ever be able to say it, check these links :
when Interfaces go crufty - http://mpt.phrasewise.com/stories/storyReader$374
why the current interfaces aren't as good as you may think
Microsoft, Innovation, and linux - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,768274,00.asp
why it would be a bad idea to try and turn linux in nothing more than a pale imitation of windows