
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.
1. If they want an entertainment device, they should by several single purpose devices to cut down on complexity, hence the rise of Internet terminals.
2. You should know how Petrol is refined, in terms of of producing Diesel, Petrol, the gunge used on roads etc. IIRC, that was covered in Forth Form Science under hydrocarbons, which covered how petrol is defined and process. IIRC, around the age of 13/14 years.