
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.
> Power users might see their computers like they see their car.
> Average Joe sees his computer like he sees his microwave.
Well sorry, Joe, but I don't care how you 'see' it. A car is a car wether you want it to be a microwave or not. And a computer is much more analogus to a car.