Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 20th Jul 2005 17:35 UTC, submitted by PapaPitufo
Asa Dotzler, from the Mozilla foundation, has just written an interesting analysis describing why Linux is not ready for desktops yet, and suggests four main categories that must be addressed to improve this.
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Author should specify which Linux distribution has he worked with. Some distributions are very "users friendly" others are not. I am using very much customized RedHat 9 with IceWM window manager, and a lot of GTK applications. It works perfect for me and I am able to do my daily work very quickly.
Other people might preferr something else. Maybe some distribution comes with a price, like Linspire. For example, I have no idea what comes with Linspire, or Mandriva, Suse, Unbutu, but they might be "ready for the desktop".
The conclusion is that Linux is not a monolithic operating system, but a rich set of tools that makes possible to build different platforma, tailored to a needs of all kinds of users.
DG