
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.
It's not just joe users that require simplicity, people that actually have use linux at work want simplicity as well, i can only speak for myself, but comparing the time that is required to configure a vpn under xp and on linux, installing a network printer, dns server etc, i mean, i don't want to spend all day messing through stupid little config files, this kind of configuration should be done automatically, wizards save a lot of time.