
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.
Another 'task' to add to the list. I am pretty sure that the end-user isn't going to know how to make menuconfig and set up SCSI support just to bund a CD. Auto-detection of CD-RWs isn't too great at the moment, either.