Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 26th Apr 2006 21:01 UTC, submitted by editingwhiz
"This research report by a third-year graduate student examines the growing use of desktop Linux among governments in the US and globally. Drawing on published research and comments from industry analysts, the author hypothesizes that desktop Linux may be nearing a tipping point within government settings, after which adoption can be expected to accelerate."
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2006-04-04
You've got operating systems - like RedHat, Novell, Debian, and you've also got KDE and Gnome and maybe XFCE.
So until all the incompatibilites that OSDL, Portland Project, and Freedesktop are working on are worked out it'll remain a niche, as it has since desktop linux became viable years ago.
Once you go beyond the need for just a browser then things get a lot more complicated. It really comes down to ISV support. http://www.gnomejournal.org/article/43/the-portland-project