Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 18th Feb 2006 17:10 UTC, submitted by thebluesgnr
"A quiet revolution is taking place on a young mailing list, one that overturns years of false enmity and makes perfect sense to most free software users. Having competed for the free desktop crown since 1997, collaborating on code but never on promotion, KDE and GNOME have launched an initiative to market and promote the free desktop together."
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2005-12-09
Apple has the #1 UNIX desktop on the planet right now. They took parts of some obscure UNIX OS and made is easier to use than Windows and MacOS9.
Ever wondered why Linux is failing miserably on the desktop scene? The Linux "community" doesn't have the man power. Resources are too thin. Too many people going in each direction at once and nothing gets done.
How do you know this? Nobody can quantify the number of Linux installations out there, so how can you be so positive that Linux is failing miserably on the desktop?
As for resources and manpower, your point of view is debatable. KDE and GNOME seem to have enough developers to ensure that there are regular releases every few months. This does not seem like shortage of manpower to me and it shows that they are working hard on their projects. When did Microsoft last release a major upgrade to its OS even though it has more resources than any IT company or project out there.