Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 3rd Jul 2006 16:20 UTC, submitted by jchalifour
"They said it at LinuxWorld in Toronto a few months ago. They've buzzed it at analysts, and now the press is saying it to the public. Novell says this is the year of the Linux desktop, and I'm familiar with evidence showing gains in popularity for Linux. Yet, I disagree that this is the year. Nothing is happening this year to make it, specifically, the year of the Linux desktop and I'm going to hypothesize what could change that."
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2005-09-13
Every year really *is* the year of the linux desktop. Why? Because, every year, "linux on the desktop" is getting better.
I first tried Linux in ... I think 1999. RedHat 5 or something. I bought a boxed copy at Best Buy.
It wasn't up to the standards I was used to (applications-wise) of Windows 98 SE, so I didn't switch over.
Fast forward to 2006. In my opinion, SUSE 10.1, RHEL WS, Ubuntu 6, etc. ... any new computer user could easily get going with one of those distros, and have a very useful system.
But ...
I think that seasoned Windows users (like myself) are unlikely to change over to Linux for desktop work at any point in the near future. Why? Because, unlike Windows 95, 98, ME, and even 2000 ... Windows XP pretty much works, if you install some basic programs, and change some habits.
But ... I *do* see Linux on the desktop growing every year, which is why I occasionally download a distro and check it out. Because ... I don't wanna be left out, if the revolution comes :-)